Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ashford S Hayles, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAYLES, ASHFORD S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3655 3687

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAYLES, ASHFORD S works in tech center 3600 and art unit 3627. The record includes 567 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 66.8%. The median time to allowance is 1,236 days. Interviews are associated with a 37.6% lift, which is a prominent feature of the profile relative to the allowance result. The timing indicates that successful prosecution may require patience.

The represented companies include Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Block Inc., and Capital One Services LLC. The listed firms are Kim & Stewart LLP- Toshiba, Polsinelli PC - Block, Inc, and Bochner PLLC. Practitioners may prioritize interview preparation and use those discussions to identify amendable claim language, particularly where the application requires more than one substantive prosecution cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
583
Total Applications
+37.6%
Interview Lift
1236
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 567 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19061697 CLOUD SERVICE-BASED SECURED DATA WORKFLOW INTEGRATION AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18708847 AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, A SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VICTUAL ORDERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18959058 TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18582268 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
19055069 Public Cloud-Based Cloud Resource Conversion Method and Cloud Management Platform Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18982331 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18808394 METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VALIDATING ENCODED INFORMATION Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
19095161 TAMPER DETECTION CIRCUITRY FOR DETECTING BREAK IN PROXIMITY BETWEEN SURFACES Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
19095216 POINT OF SALE TERMINAL WITH MOUNTING MECHANISMS FOR MOBILITY Non-Final OA Block, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ashford S Hayles's allowance rate?

66.8% of resolved applications examined by Ashford S Hayles were allowed (567 resolved cases), compared with 49.9% across Art Unit 3627 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ashford S Hayles?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ashford S Hayles take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ashford S Hayles took 1,236 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ashford S Hayles work in?

Ashford S Hayles examines applications in Art Unit 3627 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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