Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Chase Paul Hinckley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HINCKLEY, CHASE PAUL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2124 2145 4100

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

HINCKLEY, CHASE PAUL has resolved 212 cases in tech center 4100 and art unit 2124. The allowance rate is 68.4%, and interview lift is 11.4%. Interviews are associated with a positive change in allowance outcomes, although the measure is more modest than the overall allowance result.

The median time to allowance is 1418 days, making prosecution duration an important consideration for applicants and portfolio managers. The recurring companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Groq Inc. The recurring firms are Alleman Hall LLP, Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC, and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. Practitioners can examine those recurring representations when developing claim and interview strategies.

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

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
+8.4% vs TC avg
236
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1418
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 212 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
47.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18140435 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CALCULATING SOFTMAX PERFORMED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17960926 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK FOR DEVELOPING OF MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERS Final Rejection Deere & Company
18484949 LEARNING SYSTEM, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18404159 TECHNIQUES FOR TRAINING AND ANALYZING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Stats LLC
18404113 INTEGRATION OF LEARNED DIFFERENTIABLE LOSS FUNCTIONS IN DEEP LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18413393 CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED MODEL RETRAINING SCORECARD Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18339539 ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA) ACCELERATION OF TASKS WITH MACHINE LEARNING GENERATION OF NETWORK REQUESTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18235273 TRAINING NEURAL NETWORKS INDEPENDENTLY Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18405609 REFLEXIVE MODEL GRADIENT-BASED RULE LEARNING Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18105396 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH CHECKPOINTING Final Rejection Seoul National University R&DB Foundation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chase Paul Hinckley's allowance rate?

68.4% of resolved applications examined by Chase Paul Hinckley were allowed (212 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 2124 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chase Paul Hinckley?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chase Paul Hinckley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chase Paul Hinckley took 1,418 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chase Paul Hinckley work in?

Chase Paul Hinckley examines applications in Art Unit 2124 in Tech Center 4100.

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