Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Matthew D Henry, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HENRY, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2143 3619 3625 3683

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Analysis

HENRY, MATTHEW D is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 2143. The profile covers 431 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 29.7%. The median time to allowance is 1,241 days, while interviews are associated with a 19.7% lift. The low allowance rate indicates that applications may need carefully planned prosecution paths.

NCR Corporation, Allstate Insurance Company, and U.S. Bancorp are the represented companies. The listed firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., and BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC. Practitioners may preserve multiple amendment options and use interviews to identify viable claim distinctions before narrowing the application.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

29.7%
Allow Rate
-22.3% vs TC avg
480
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 431 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

44.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.5%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18989318 Item Recommendation Method and Related Device Thereof Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18811215 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PERSONALIZED INSIGHTS OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BASED ON AI ASSISTED ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Royal Bank of Canada
18604767 PRODUCTION PLANNING DEVICE, PRODUCTION PLANNING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection TDK Corporation
19133729 CUSTOMER NUMBER PREDICTION DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, CUSTOMER NUMBER PREDICTION METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18319902 MULTI-CHANNEL DEMAND PLANNING FOR INVENTORY PLANNING AND CONTROL Final Rejection Target Brands, Inc.
18827974 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
18905162 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED HOST ALLOCATION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
17977499 Task-Based Virtual Calendar Scheduling Assertion Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18308874 QUANTIFYING END-USER EXPERIENCES WITH INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Matthew D Henry's allowance rate?

29.7% of resolved applications examined by Matthew D Henry were allowed (431 resolved cases), compared with 50.4% across Art Unit 2143 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Matthew D Henry?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Matthew D Henry take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Matthew D Henry took 1,241 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Matthew D Henry work in?

Matthew D Henry examines applications in Art Unit 2143 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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