Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HARPER, TRAMAR YONG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3717

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tramar Yong Harper serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3714. He has 721 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 65.5%. This rate indicates a moderate level of grant activity. The median days to allowance is 1101, which provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the patent prosecution process.

The interview lift for Harper is 23.9%. This increase is significant, suggesting that interviews are a powerful tool for securing an allowance with this examiner. With 721 resolved cases, this trend is highly reliable. The 1101-day median to allowance reflects the time investment required for successful applications in Tech Center 3700.

In Art Unit 3714, Harper's 65.5% allowance rate and 23.9% interview lift are the most important metrics for practitioners. The 721 resolved cases demonstrate a clear benefit to direct engagement. Applicants should use the 1101-day figure to manage expectations while prioritizing interviews to leverage the lift.

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

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
-4.5% vs TC avg
746
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1101
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 721 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19185740 GAMING TABLE SYSTEM AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
19082936 GAMING TABLE SYSTEM AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18443731 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING PLAYING CARDS Final Rejection ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18949567 Delivery of Alternate Content During Video Game Wait Times Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18722610 INPUT DEVICE AND OPERATED MEMBER Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18722824 INPUT DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18638764 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18623749 ENABLING THE TRACKING OF A REMOTE-PLAY CLIENT IN VIRTUAL REALITY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL SENSORS Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18799801 Player Avatar Modification Based on Spectator Feedback Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18763869 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19025843 COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REDEEMABLE PROMOTIONAL-VALUED CREDITS Non-Final OA DK Crown Holdings Inc.
19060758 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND GAMING DEVICE Non-Final OA BANDAI CO., LTD.
18193615 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ADAPTIVE CONTROL LAYOUTS FOR SECOND SCREEN DEVICES Non-Final OA Netflix, Inc.
18533456 AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND GAMES INVOLVING PROGRESSIVE JACKPOTS Final Rejection CFPH, LLC
19027838 GAMING MACHINE WITH HIERARCHICAL COLLECTOR FEATURE Non-Final OA LNW Gaming, Inc.
18216615 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GREE, Inc.
18680969 DETECTING HIGH-SKILLED ENTITIES IN LOW-LEVEL MATCHES IN ONLINE GAMES Final Rejection Electronic Arts Inc.
18214917 Game Controller with Play-on-Any-Screen Feature Non-Final OA Backbone Labs, Inc.
18657596 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-MODAL GAME PLATFORM INTEGRATIONS Non-Final OA WIZARDS OF THE COAST LLC

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