Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HALM, KWEKU WILLIAM

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2161 2166

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kweku William Halm serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2100, operating within Art Unit 2161. The examiner has handled 263 resolved cases, providing a robust data set for analyzing prosecution trends. The allowance rate of 79.1 percent indicates a generally favorable environment for applicants, with a high frequency of cases resulting in a grant. This 79.1 percent rate suggests that the examiner is open to finding allowable subject matter during the prosecution process.

The median days to allowance for cases under this examiner is 925. This timeline indicates the typical path to a patent grant in Art Unit 2161. Practitioners should also note the interview lift percentage of 12.7. This 12.7 percent lift signifies that engaging in an interview with the examiner improves the probability of an allowance compared to cases where no interview occurs. For applications in Tech Center 2100, the combination of a 79.1 percent allowance rate and a 12.7 percent interview lift suggests that proactive communication is an effective strategy for overcoming rejections and reaching a resolution within the 925-day median timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+24.2% vs TC avg
304
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
925
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 264 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
63.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19065789 CRAWL ALGORITHM Final Rejection Google LLC
19342326 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER MODELING AND VISUALIZING ENTITY ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18933214 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING AND OPTIMIZING SECURITY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18176286 STREAMING AGGREGATION QUERIES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18973302 EFFICIENTLY HANDLING EXPIRED MESSAGES IN MIDDLEWARE OF MESSAGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17817804 DIRECT ACCESS METHOD OF BYPASSING PARTITION OVERHEAD IN MASSIVELY PARALLEL PROCESSING (MPP) ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18572325 GRAPH DATABASE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
19052386 PROCESSING DUPLICATE INSTANCES OF A SAME COLUMN EXPRESSION BY MEMORY REFERENCE WHEN EXECUTING A QUERY VIA A DATABASE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ocient Holdings LLC
18852168 RETRIEVAL, MODEL-DRIVEN, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED SEARCH Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18757686 METHOD FOR DATABASE MIGRATION Non-Final OA Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
18679386 COLLABORATIVE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTENT IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION Non-Final OA QOMPLX LLC
19100357 Data Acquisition Method and Apparatus, and Device Non-Final OA DIGITAL CURRENCY INSTITUTE, THE PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA
18771552 CACHING PATTERN FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL INTERFACE Non-Final OA Insight Direct USA, Inc.

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