Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.9%
Allow Rate
-11.1% vs TC avg
233
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 208 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.9%
§101 Eligibility
0.5%
§102 Novelty
70.9%
§103 Obviousness
1.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18605646 OPTIMIZED LAYOUT GENERATOR USING CLIENT VIRTUALIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
19040591 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME INBOUND TRIP AUTOMATION AND EVENT MONITORING FOR SHIPMENTS Final Rejection Carrier 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.
18678993 Computer Model for Determining Optimal Value for an Item Based on a Predicted Elasticity of Demand Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18765994 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART HOME MAINTENANCE Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18890116 FACILITY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18635415 SHIPPING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19107805 Event Identification and Management System Non-Final OA Disaster Technologies Incorporated
19061939 METHOD FOR FILTERING MOBILE DEVICE DATA TO UNCOVER COMMON UNKNOWN CORRELATIONS Non-Final OA Geogentia
18612427 CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOL. Final Rejection Target Brands, Inc.
18150780 CACHE AND LEARNED MODELS FOR SEGMENTED RESULTS IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Kayak Software Corporation
18419146 MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING PREDICTIONS FOR A TRANSACTION Final Rejection Conga Corporation
18574974 RECORDING IDENTIFIER OF A UTILISED RESOURCE SPACE Non-Final OA ASSA ABLOY Limited
18190353 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CHANGES TO ITINERARIES Non-Final OA Amgine Technologies (US), Inc.
17581897 SALE OF EVENT-BASED VEHICLE PARKING IMPLEMENTED ON TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM Final Rejection CITIFYD, INC.

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