Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.0%
Allow Rate
-11.0% vs TC avg
232
Total Applications
+33.4%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 205 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
34.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
19036328 DEPARTURE TIME ADJUSTMENT METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, VEHICLE-MOUNTED CONTROLLER AND RAIL VEHICLE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
19069707 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL USING SERVICE POOLS ACROSS DIFFERENT SERVICE ENTITIES Final Rejection Uber Technologies, Inc.
19225520 Systems and Methods of Reverse Logistics Without Packaging and Labelling Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18806283 SERVER DEVICE, DELIVERY STATUS DISPLAY SYSTEM, DELIVERY STATUS RESPONSE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Rakuten Group, Inc.
18678993 Computer Model for Determining Optimal Value for an Item Based on a Predicted Elasticity of Demand Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18890116 FACILITY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18398447 GRAPH NODE RELATIONSHIP REPRESENTATION GENERATION AND GRAPH NODE SERVICE RELATIONSHIP PREDICTION Final Rejection Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18612427 CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOL. Final Rejection Target Brands, Inc.
19107805 Event Identification and Management System Non-Final OA Disaster Technologies Incorporated
19066110 Event Ticketing Management Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Timeless Tech LLC
19061939 METHOD FOR FILTERING MOBILE DEVICE DATA TO UNCOVER COMMON UNKNOWN CORRELATIONS Non-Final OA Geogentia
18605646 OPTIMIZED LAYOUT GENERATOR USING CLIENT VIRTUALIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18115961 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTION OF A PATH FOR DELIVERIES Non-Final OA KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
18484665 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Matchbox Technologies, Inc.
18150780 CACHE AND LEARNED MODELS FOR SEGMENTED RESULTS IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS Final Rejection Kayak Software Corporation
17080612 System And Method For Reinforcement-Learning Based On-Loading Optimization Final Rejection Genpact USA, Inc.
18574974 RECORDING IDENTIFIER OF A UTILISED RESOURCE SPACE Final Rejection ASSA ABLOY Limited
18190353 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CHANGES TO ITINERARIES Final Rejection Amgine Technologies (US), Inc.
17581897 SALE OF EVENT-BASED VEHICLE PARKING IMPLEMENTED ON TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM Final Rejection CITIFYD, INC.

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