Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HAYLES, ASHFORD S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3655 3687

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
572
Total Applications
+37.8%
Interview Lift
1247
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.3%
§102 Novelty
87.1%
§103 Obviousness
0.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18708847 AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, A SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VICTUAL ORDERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
19307717 DRIVE THROUGH SYSTEM INCLUDING VISION SYSTEM AND TRANSACTION SYSTEM INTEGRATION Final Rejection Xenial, Inc.
18237086 STORAGE BILLING SYSTEM AND STORAGE BILLING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18135834 UNIVERSAL SELF-SERVICE KIOSK PLATFORM Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
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
18733906 MERCHANDISE CHECKOUT SYSTEM, MERCHANDISE REGISTRATION DEVICE, AND MERCHANDISE REGISTRATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18582268 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18456825 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18217413 IMAGE-BASED SELF-CHECKOUT SHRINK REDUCTION Final Rejection NCR Corporation
18672156 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRUSTED SELF-CHECKOUT AT RETAIL STORES Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
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
18362257 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIERED PRICING FOR SCARCE COMMODITIES Non-Final OA Climate Karma Solutions Inc.

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