Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Casey R Garner, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GARNER, CASEY R

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2123 2124 2189 2194 4100

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

GARNER, CASEY R is assigned to USPTO tech center 4100 and art unit 2123. The record shows 281 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 71.2%, and a median of 1326 days to allowance. The interview lift is 17.1%, indicating that an interview may assist prosecution in a meaningful portion of cases without replacing careful written claim analysis.

The listed companies are Micron Technology Inc., Octoml Inc., and Apple Inc. The listed firms are BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH, PLLC, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. Practitioners should account for the 1326-day median when setting client expectations and sequencing amendments, interviews, and continuation decisions.

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

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
303
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
1326
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 281 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18127528 PROCESSING OF ASYMMETRICALLY QUANTIZED INPUT AND KERNEL COEFFICIENTS IN NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSOR Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18512592 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
17644179 DEVICE AND METHOD TO IMPROVE REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WITH SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18415578 STATE CLASSIFICATION METHOD, STATE CLASSIFICATION DEVICE, AND STATE CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18069822 MODAL INFORMATION COMPLETION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18109283 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND THERMAL ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18640865 DISPLAYING OUTPUT DATA FROM A DRIVER ATTENTION MODEL ON A DISPLAY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18632708 ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TRAINING FOR MEAN TIME TO FAILURE PREDICTIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18598738 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN A PATTERN RECOGNITION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18681470 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES VIA MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18140130 IMPUTING MISSING VALUES IN A DATASET IN THE PRESENCE OF DATA QUALITY DISPARITY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Casey R Garner's allowance rate?

71.2% of resolved applications examined by Casey R Garner were allowed (281 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2123 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Casey R Garner?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Casey R Garner take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Casey R Garner took 1,326 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Casey R Garner work in?

Casey R Garner examines applications in Art Unit 2123 in Tech Center 4100.

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