Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ERB, NATHAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nathan Erb has 629 resolved cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3628. His allowance rate is 51.4 percent. The median time to allowance for these cases is 1438 days, which is a relatively long duration. This 1438 days figure is an important metric for practitioners to communicate to clients regarding the expected timeline for a patent grant.

The interview lift is 0.1 percent, which is negligible. This indicates that conducting an interview has almost no statistical impact on the likelihood of an allowance. Practitioners should note that for these 629 cases, the outcome is largely independent of whether an interview was held. The 51.4 percent allowance rate suggests a balanced prosecution environment. Given the 0.1 percent lift, practitioners may find that written advocacy is just as effective as oral discussion. The 1438 days median pendency remains the primary factor in the prosecution timeline. The 51.4 percent allowance rate is a stable baseline.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
660
Total Applications
+0.1%
Interview Lift
1438
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 629 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.8%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18400229 DECISION ENGINE FOR ACCOUNT OFFERS Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
17902890 CONSUMABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND CONSUMABLE MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18594652 AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18608532 NEURAL NETWORKS TO MANAGE DELIVERIES Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18683228 COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OPTIMIZATION OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Non-Final OA BASF SE
18716020 METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18924117 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATIVE CREATIVITY ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18209792 METHOD FOR CONTAINER INTERNAL WEATHER ESTIMATION FROM METEOROLOGICAL DATA Final Rejection HITACHI, Ltd.
19206880 PRECISION DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO MOVING TARGETS UTILIZING NETWORK-PROVIDED POSITION INFORMATION Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
19227589 Combining User Device Identity With Vehicle Information For Traffic Zone Detection Non-Final OA AT&T Mobility II LLC
18737409 PACKAGE TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Position Imaging, Inc.

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