Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HARRINGTON, CHERI L.

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2118 2176 2187

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Cheri L. Harrington is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2118. She has 326 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 69.6%. This rate shows a moderate to high frequency of patent grants. The median days to allowance is 1013, which provides a standard for the expected length of the prosecution cycle.

The interview lift for Harrington is 27.0%. This increase indicates that interviews provide a significant boost to the probability of allowance. With 326 resolved cases, the data offers a reliable view of the examiner's performance. The 1013-day median to allowance is a key figure for practitioners to use when planning their prosecution timelines.

In Tech Center 2100, Harrington's 69.6% allowance rate and 27.0% interview lift suggest a productive environment for interviews. The 326 resolved cases provide a solid foundation for these metrics. Applicants in Art Unit 2118 should prepare for a median duration of 1013 days to reach an allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
347
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 326 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19068062 REAL-TIME UNINTENDED CAMERA LAUNCH DETECTION AND CAMERA DEACTIVATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18324358 IMPROVED POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL FOR COMPUTER CHIPS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18840955 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE INTERFACE DEVICE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18715968 ADAPTIVE LOW-POWER SIGNALING TO ENABLE LINK SIGNAL ERROR RECOVERY WITHOUT INCREASED LINK CLOCK RATES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18845897 PROCESSING UNIT, SOFTWARE MODULE, METHODS AND PROGRAM CODES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18216352 DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A LIMITED POWER STATES MODE FOR MANAGING PROCESSOR OPERATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18213381 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CIRCUITS WITH DIFFERENT CLOCK FREQUENCIES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17984183 CURRENT EQUALIZATION AND RECONFIGURABLE DOUBLE CONTROL LOOP FOR VOLTAGE REGULATORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18916210 NOTEBOOK COMPUTER AND OPERATION METHOD Final Rejection Acer Incorporated
18821872 PROCESSING METHOD AND FIRST ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18678365 CENTRALIZED PLATFORM-AGNOSTIC POWER LIMIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18439547 PREVENTING LOSS OF POWER TO SERVER RACK DUE TO A FAILURE IN A POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18473330 IOT DEVICE POWER DRAW REDUCTION INTELLIGENT POWER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18829668 VOLTAGE DISCHARGE QUALIFIER FOR EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE CYCLING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18602324 SECURE COMMUNICATIONS IN A FIRMWARE FRAMEWORK Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
19021723 DYNAMICALLY CHANGING DATA ACCESS BANDWIDTH BY SELECTIVELY ENABLING AND DISABLING DATA LINKS Non-Final OA Rambus Inc.
19072235 Bootstrapping Data Adjustments for Network Device Self-Provisioning Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.

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