Listed by the USPTO as HENRY, THOMAS HAYNES
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3717 3784
This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases
Thomas Haynes Henry handles prosecution in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3714, with 539 resolved cases to date. He maintains an allowance rate of 51.8 percent, which is paired with a notably long median pendency of 1454 days to allowance. This suggests that while half of the applications are eventually granted, the process requires significant time and endurance. The 51.8 percent allowance rate serves as a balanced baseline for new filings.
The data shows a substantial interview lift of 35.6 percent. This high lift indicates that personal engagement is a powerful lever for moving toward a grant, potentially helping to navigate the 1454-day wait. Major entities like Sony Group Corporation, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, and Imaginear Inc. are frequent participants in his docket, often represented by firms like ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (BOS).
For practitioners, the 35.6 percent lift is the most actionable insight. Given the 51.8 percent baseline allowance rate, an interview could be the deciding factor in securing a patent. Counsel should plan for a lengthy 1454-day timeline but use interviews as a primary tactic to improve their odds and clarify technical distinctions with this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18933922 | COOPERATIVE AND COACHED GAMEPLAY | Non-Final OA | SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC. |
| 18406292 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. |
| 18513451 | CONTEXT AWARE AI NONPLAYER CHARACTERS FOR VIDEO GAME INTERACTIVITY | Final Rejection | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. |
| 19000438 | AUTOMATIC RESOURCE COLLECTION | Non-Final OA | Tencent America LLC |
| 18772064 | INFORMATION PROCESSING | Final Rejection | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18632059 | INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18475432 | GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING SYMBIOTIC OBJECTIVES | Final Rejection | Truist Bank |
| 18504652 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED GAMING | Non-Final OA | Comcast Cable Communications, LLC |
| 18660564 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH SYMBOL PORTING FEATURE | Non-Final OA | LNW Gaming, Inc. |
| 18150768 | DIRECTIONAL PADS COMPRISING A FORCE SENSOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Dell Products L.P. |
| 18639509 | ON-DEMAND AUTHENTICATION OF SOFTWARE OF A GAMING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | IGT |
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Build Your Strategy51.8% of resolved applications examined by Thomas Haynes Henry were allowed (539 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3714 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +35.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Thomas Haynes Henry took 1,454 days on average from filing to allowance.
Thomas Haynes Henry examines applications in Art Unit 3714 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
