Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3655 3687
This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases
Ashford S. Hayles is a patent examiner in Tech Center 3600, assigned to Art Unit 3627. The examiner has 564 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 66.8 percent. This rate suggests that the majority of applications in this docket reach a grant. The 564 resolved cases provide a solid statistical basis for evaluating the examiner's performance and the prosecution environment in Tech Center 3600.
The interview lift for this examiner is 37.4 percent. This is a very high lift, indicating that interviews are an exceptionally effective strategy for overcoming rejections. With a baseline allowance rate of 66.8 percent, the 37.4 percent lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner is one of the most powerful tools available to practitioners for securing an allowance in Art Unit 3627.
The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1237. This pendency figure provides a realistic expectation for the duration of the prosecution process. In Art Unit 3627, the combination of a 66.8 percent allowance rate and a 1237 day median pendency, along with the high 37.4 percent interview lift, suggests a clear path to grant for proactive applicants.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18527541 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 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 |
| 19095161 | TAMPER DETECTION CIRCUITRY FOR DETECTING BREAK IN PROXIMITY BETWEEN SURFACES | Non-Final OA | Block, Inc. |
| 19055069 | Public Cloud-Based Cloud Resource Conversion Method and Cloud Management Platform | Non-Final OA | Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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