Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Victoria E. Frunzi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3688 3689 4137 4149

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Analysis

FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. has resolved 308 cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3688. The allowance rate is 25.3%, and the median time to allowance is 1351 days. The 24.5% interview lift provides a positive prosecution signal, but it does not remove the need for rigorous claim analysis and a carefully developed response to substantive rejections.

The listed companies are Maplebear Inc., Apple Inc., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. Representative firms include BLANK ROME LLP, Brion Raffoul, and CALDWELL LLC. The profile supports early consideration of interview objectives, amendment limits, and continuation options in light of the recorded allowance rate and extended median timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

25.3%
Allow Rate
-34.7% vs TC avg
355
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
1351
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 308 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

38.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17654391 DYNAMIC METADATA GENERATION AND PROCESSING Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18931682 MULTIMEDIA CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18598528 SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION BASED RECOMMENDATIONS USING A TRANSFORMER MODEL Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18673194 ENHANCED CONNECTIVITY PLATFORM FOR DATA SHARING BETWEEN DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18510743 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BUY NOW, PAY LATER OFFER FINDER SERVICE Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
18654539 GAS STATION INFORMATION-PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18747232 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED DYNAMIC GAMING EXPERIENCES BASED ON MEDIA CONSUMPTION Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18784007 ONLINE TRANSACTION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM FOR IDENTIFYING COUNTERFEITS Final Rejection eBay Inc.
18967678 AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF DYNAMIC DATA ENTRIES FOR MULTIPLE DYNAMIC DATABASES Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
18775459 Using a Machine Learning Model to Recommend Items from an Image of a Checkout Line Captured by a Client Device of a Picker Fulfilling an Order Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
18642365 DETECTING ERRORS IN DELIVERED ORDERS USING IMAGE ANALYSIS Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18631964 PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION OF COMPLEMENTARY ITEMS TO A USER FOR INCLUSION IN AN ORDER FOR FULFILLMENT BY AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM BASED ON EMBEDDINGS FOR A USER AND FOR ITEMS Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18587668 Identifying Purpose of an Order or Application Session Using Large Language Machine-Learned Models Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18495651 TRAINED COMPUTER MODEL FOR GENERATING AGGREGATED HEALTH SCORE FOR A BUSINESS USER OF AN ONLINE SYSTEM Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18234070 RECOMMENDING ITEMS OR RECIPES BASED ON HEALTH CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE SYSTEM USERS Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18962736 GENERATING A RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM USING CONFORMAL PREDICTION AND DIFFUSION MODELS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18598463 DATA TRANSMISSION FROM EDGE TO CLOUD USING EDGE-BASED BIDDING Final Rejection DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18183023 GENERATING ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS UTILIZING A DELAYED IN-SITU RECOMMENDATION ENGINE Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18799682 ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING METERING FOR A SIDE BET PROGRESSIVE Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18277330 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Shiseido Company, Ltd.
18795454 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING AVATARS AND A SIMULATED CITYSCAPE TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE FUNCTIONS Final Rejection TAG MultiMedia LLC
18619819 Item Repacking Interfaces and Digital Transfer Techniques Non-Final OA WHATNOT INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Victoria E. Frunzi's allowance rate?

25.3% of resolved applications examined by Victoria E. Frunzi were allowed (308 resolved cases), compared with 33.9% across Art Unit 3688 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Victoria E. Frunzi?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Victoria E. Frunzi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Victoria E. Frunzi took 1,351 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Victoria E. Frunzi work in?

Victoria E. Frunzi examines applications in Art Unit 3688 in Tech Center 4100.

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