Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HAYLES, ASHFORD S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3687

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
568
Total Applications
+37.7%
Interview Lift
1218
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 538 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.0%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18708847 AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, A SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VICTUAL ORDERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18782362 REMOTE ACTIVATION OF KIOSK TO SERVE PRODUCT OR RELEASE CASH TO CUSTOMER Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18333018 MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF A RECORD Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18237086 STORAGE BILLING SYSTEM AND STORAGE BILLING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18629144 Tokenized Pre-Transaction Account Combination Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18527541 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18746725 CONNECTED CAR AS A PAYMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18808394 METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VALIDATING ENCODED INFORMATION Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18672156 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRUSTED SELF-CHECKOUT AT RETAIL STORES Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18217413 IMAGE-BASED SELF-CHECKOUT SHRINK REDUCTION Final Rejection NCR Corporation
18812690 DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A PRICE AND/OR PRODUCT INFORMATION Non-Final OA VusionGroup GmbH
18797416 POINT OF SALE COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Acorns Grow Incorporated
18701298 APPROACHES FOR DETERMINING A CYCLE TIME IN A SOFTWARE PROJECT Non-Final OA CODESCENE AB
18614231 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SORTING, VALUATION AND LABELING OF PRODUCTS PROVIDED WITH AN IDENTIFICATION CODE, SUCH AS BOOKS, AND DIGITAL MEDIA SUCH AS CD, DVD AND VHS CASSETTES Non-Final OA VALVAN NV
18412963 LOW-POWER SELF-CHECKOUT SHOPPING DEVICE Final Rejection Machyna Inc.
18362257 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIERED PRICING FOR SCARCE COMMODITIES Non-Final OA Climate Karma Solutions Inc.
17959816 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTLING MONETARY AND QUOTA-ALLOCATED DUAL CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Final Rejection Climate Karma Solutions Inc.
15426022 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRESENTING DECISION-RELATED INFORMATION Non-Final OA Majen Tech, LLC

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