Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 24% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

24.5%
Allow Rate
-27.5% vs TC avg
512
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
1697
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 477 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18833048 DELIVERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DELIVERY ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18843969 NONCONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, SERVER, AND USAGE FEE CALCULATION METHOD FOR NONCONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18561540 SHOPPING GUIDING WITH ROBOT ASSISTANCE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18273167 OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18645124 ALERTS FOR PATENT PROSECUTION METHOD AND TOOL Final Rejection Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC
18791077 INTELLIGENT NAVIGATIONAL ROUTING Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18885917 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA WOTA CORP.
19185748 BAGGAGE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA SITA Information Networking Computing UK Limited
18635424 DRIVER RATING AND INTERFACE SYSTEM Final Rejection FCA US LLC
19169070 ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING COUPLER HOLSTERED DETECTION SYSTEM (CHDS) Non-Final OA BarrellCharge Solutions, Inc.
19113937 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL REVIEW SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Vinay Sharma
18527662 TOLL PAYMENT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
18137493 EXAMPLES OF DELIVERY AND/OR REFERRAL SERVICES THAT MAY USE MOBILE ENHANCEMENTS AND/OR AUCTION MECHANISMS Final Rejection CFPH, LLC
18446449 AUTOMATED VALUATION OF AN EXHIBITION BOOTH Final Rejection Zoho Corporation Private Limited
18802104 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AI-BASED PROPERTY EVALUATION Non-Final OA Doorlight Inc
18570739 ONLINE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA FEDERALNOYE GOSUDARSTVENNOYE BYUDZHETNOYE OBRAZOVATELNOYE UCHREZHDENIYE VYSSHEGO OBRAZOVANIYA
18334654 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HOURLY RENTAL FACILITIES Final Rejection TAISHO SKY BUILDING, INC.
17666361 DIGITAL SMART LABEL FOR SHIPPER WITH DATA LOGGER Non-Final OA Cryoport, Inc.
18709642 GROUP TRAVEL RESOURCE CONTRACTING SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Grup(Ease), LLC
18424454 LOCKER BANK SYSTEM FOR ITEM DEPOSIT AND COLLECTION INTEGRATING A LOCKER BANK TOOLBOX Non-Final OA QUADIENT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE
18400126 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND OPTIMIZE MARKDOWNS AND CONTROL PRICES IN RETAIL Final Rejection WasteLess LTD
18400874 PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION USING PACKAGING Final Rejection Sys-Tech Solutions, Inc.
18472097 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING LIST OF RECOMMENDED COLLEGES Non-Final OA Premium Prep LLC
17390112 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FOOD TRUCK FINDER Non-Final OA P AND D 1091, LLC

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