Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HATCHER, DEIRDRE D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3625 3683 3684

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

27.6%
Allow Rate
-24.4% vs TC avg
407
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
1351
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 366 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

41.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
37.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18525420 SCHEDULING ASSIGNMENT OPTIMIZER Non-Final OA NCR Voyix Corporation
18619189 OPERATION PLAN GENERATION DEVICE, OPERATION PLAN GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18276822 CONTAINER MANAGEMENT DEVICE, CONTAINER LOADING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18632114 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALERTS IN AN ANALYTICS ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
15322392 PARCEL SORTER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
18569664 RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19007350 NETWORK SYSTEM TO MONITOR ACTIVITIES BASED ON CLIENT-SIDE DATA AND PROGRAMMATICALLY TRIGGER OPERATIONS Final Rejection Uber Technologies, Inc.
18791854 TASK EXECUTION ORDER DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND TASK EXECUTION METHOD Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
18359409 HIERARCHICAL PARTNER RISK EVALUATION USING FUZZY LOGIC Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18934358 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING SUSTAINABILITY OF A FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK USING DIGITAL TWIN Final Rejection Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18603014 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND REPLENISHMENT OF TARGETED ITEMS ON SHELVES OF STORES Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18517716 System and Method of Root Cause Analysis of Objective Violations Final Rejection Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18232157 System and Method of Root Cause Analysis of Objective Violations and Query Analysis Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
17392047 SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING REAL DATA-DRIVEN MODELS FOR PREDICTING AND OPTIMIZING CROP PRODUCTION Final Rejection University of South Florida
18625731 INTELLIGENT WORKFLOW ORCHESTRATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18666234 CONTEXTUAL BASED ADJUSTABLE INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
17195890 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MACHINE LEARNING BASED USER EXPERIENCE EVALUATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES Non-Final OA Accenture Global Solutions Limited
18604088 AUTOMATED SENSING AND CONTROL SYSTEM WITH DATA ANALYTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection PepsiCo, Inc.
18814939 YARN SPINDLE WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TAICANG YIFENG CHEMICAL FIBER CO., LTD.
17489114 ISSUE TRACKING SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED ISSUES FUNCTIONS Final Rejection Atlassian Inc.

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