Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: FEITL, LEAH M

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2121 2128 2147 2152 2165 4100

This examiner grants 23% of resolved cases

Analysis

Leah M. Feitl examines applications in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2121. With 93 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 22.6 percent. This rate indicates a difficult prosecution environment where many applications are rejected. The median days to allowance is 1561, showing that successful outcomes require a significant time investment. While the interview lift is 5.8 percent, it provides only a small increase in the chances of allowance over the baseline.

Applicants should prepare for a prolonged examination process when assigned to Art Unit 2121. The 22.6 percent allowance rate suggests that practitioners must be diligent in their technical arguments. The 5.8 percent interview lift indicates that while interviews are helpful, they are not a guaranteed solution for overcoming rejections. With 93 cases resolved, these metrics reflect a consistent pattern of rigorous examination. The 1561 days to allowance is a critical factor for applicants to consider in their strategy. Tech Center 4100 practitioners should manage expectations accordingly given these data points.

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

Performance Statistics

22.6%
Allow Rate
-37.4% vs TC avg
127
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
1561
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 93 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18187030 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH INFERENCE-BASED DIFFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18479875 Partial Quantization To Achieve Full Quantized Model On Edge Device Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
17376722 Deep Learning Model Training Method and System Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18183429 Markup Language for Generative Model Prompting Final Rejection Google LLC
16998545 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING DATA USING HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION MODEL Non-Final OA CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
18545494 LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18643371 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OUT-OF-DISTRIBUTION INPUT DETECTION IN NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
17974040 DATA AMOUNT SUFFICIENCY DETERMINATION DEVICE, DATA AMOUNT SUFFICIENCY DETERMINATION METHOD, LEARNING MODEL GENERATION SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17341513 Machine learning to determine domain reputation, content classification, phishing sites, and command and control sites Non-Final OA Zscaler, Inc.
17920991 Predicting a Behavior of a Road User Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18087470 EXPLANATION OF EMERGENT SEMANTICS IN EMBEDDING SPACES VIA ANALOGY Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18048410 ENTITY SELECTION AND RANKING USING DISTRIBUTION SAMPLING Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17471564 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING LABELED DATASET USING A TRAINING DATA RECOMMENDER TECHNIQUE Final Rejection Tata Consultancy Services Limited
17156158 APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A NEURAL NETWORK, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
18131434 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL TWIN OF A RESOURCE USING PARTIAL SENSOR DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18669715 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPTIMIZING A VARIETY OF NEURAL NETWORK DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELETRÔNICA DA AMAZÔNIA LTDA.

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