Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
235
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 210 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

38.8%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18890116 FACILITY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
19040591 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME INBOUND TRIP AUTOMATION AND EVENT MONITORING FOR SHIPMENTS Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
18635415 SHIPPING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19275658 ASYNCHRONOUS AUTOMATED CORRECTION HANDLING IN CONCIERGE SYSTEM OF INCORRECTLY SORTED ITEMS USING POINT-OF-SALE DATA Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
18678993 Computer Model for Determining Optimal Value for an Item Based on a Predicted Elasticity of Demand Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18612427 CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOL. Non-Final OA Target Brands, Inc.
18605646 OPTIMIZED LAYOUT GENERATOR USING CLIENT VIRTUALIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
19225520 Systems and Methods of Reverse Logistics Without Packaging and Labelling Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18398447 GRAPH NODE RELATIONSHIP REPRESENTATION GENERATION AND GRAPH NODE SERVICE RELATIONSHIP PREDICTION Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18769324 SNAP-IN AS A CONTAINER FOR BUSINESS PROCESS INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA DevRev, Inc.

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