Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mary M Gregg, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3691 3692 3694 3695 3697

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mary M. Gregg is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 3691. The profile covers 643 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 14.0% and a median of 1648 days to allowance. The interview lift is 14.2%, indicating an association between interviews and allowance outcomes, although the allowance rate remains the more prominent outcome measure. The 1648-day median suggests that applicants should plan for extended prosecution and preserve options for claim development.

The listed companies are Mastercard International Incorporated, Fmr LLC, and Ibusiness Funding LLC. The leading firms are Hovey Williams LLP, Hanchuk Kheit LLP, and Burr & Forman LLP - AFFIRM. The company and firm names identify a financial-services-oriented docket and the representatives appearing in the measured record.

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

Performance Statistics

14.0%
Allow Rate
-38.0% vs TC avg
702
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
1648
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.0%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18607184 DATA CAPTURE AND LOAN PAYOFF THROUGH SMARTPHONE Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18470555 Machine Learning Model for Accounts Receivable Reliability Predictions Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18454467 CONFIGURING DATA TRANSFERS BASED ON ELECTRONIC MESSAGES Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18234240 DYNAMIC TRUST SCORE Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18379992 System and Method for Indicating Whether a Vehicle Crash Has Occurred Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
19002065 CONTACTLESS INTERACTION SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18472039 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT ROUTING Final Rejection Mastercard International Incorporated
18472017 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT ROUTING Final Rejection Mastercard International Incorporated
18472033 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT ROUTING Final Rejection Mastercard International Incorporated
18472028 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT ROUTING Final Rejection Mastercard International Incorporated
18472043 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT ROUTING Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
18223476 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REVERSING ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTIONS BASED ON FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRONIC MESSAGES Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18151405 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS ACTIVITY OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18145627 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT ROUTING Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
17109714 DETERMINISTIC AND EFFICIENT MESSAGE PACKET MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
18378307 ENERGY TRADING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17877182 CLOUD-BASED TRANSACTION PROCESSING Non-Final OA NCR Voyix Corporation
18316179 DYNAMIC USER INTERFACES AND OPERATIONAL FLOWS Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
17717802 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR AUTOMATED INDIVIDUALIZED NEGOTIATION AND INTERACTION Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
19169598 REAL-TIME HAZARD-BASED NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM AND DATABASE Final Rejection Allstate Insurance Company
14715551 Probabilistic Analysis Trading Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems Final Rejection FMR LLC
14495772 Multichannel Exchange Mechanism Apparatuses, Methods and Systems Final Rejection FMR, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mary M Gregg's allowance rate?

14.0% of resolved applications examined by Mary M Gregg were allowed (643 resolved cases), compared with 39.0% across Art Unit 3691 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mary M Gregg?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mary M Gregg take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mary M Gregg took 1,648 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mary M Gregg work in?

Mary M Gregg examines applications in Art Unit 3691 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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