Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HO, THOMAS Y

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2141 3624 3785

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

16.4%
Allow Rate
-53.6% vs TC avg
234
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1325
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 183 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18185387 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OPERATION RELATED TO SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18964004 CONTENT BUYING AND SELLING DEVICE AND CONTENT BUYING AND SELLING METHOD Final Rejection JVCKENWOOD Corporation
19081133 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY MATCHING APPARATUS, ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY MATCHING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18789188 RETAIL SALES FORECAST WITH CLUSTERING Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
18377148 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING EMPLOYEES Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18917048 PROPOSAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, PROPOSAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROPOSAL SUPPORT PROGRAM Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
17978345 VALUE CHAIN PLANNING APPARATUS, VALUE CHAIN PLANNING SYSTEM, AND VALUE CHAIN PLANNING METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18942676 SPACE INFORMATION RECORDER, SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS BUSINESS DEVICE, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION BUSINESS DEVICE, ROCKET LAUNCH BUSINESS DEVICE, DEBRIS REMOVAL BUSINESS DEVICE, SPACE INSURANCE MANAGEMENT BUSINESS DEVICE, SPACE OBJECT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS DEVICE, AND SPACE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT BUSINESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18462782 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING FARM VERSIONS AND MEASURING PORTABILITY TO TARGET FARMS Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18317242 INTELLIGENT PREDICTION OF PRODUCT/PROJECT EXECUTION OUTCOME AND LIFESPAN ESTIMATION Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18129301 HIERARCHICAL-RELATIONSHIP-BASED RESOURCE RESERVATION AND CLEANING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17977967 METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE VISUALIZATIONS OF VOLUME SHIFT ANALYSIS Final Rejection Nielsen Consumer LLC
18996008 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRODUCTION AVAILABILITY OF AN OFFSHORE WIND FARM Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
18081264 ENERGY EFFICIENT COLLABORATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) DATA CONSOLIDATION AND VALIDATION IN THE METAVERSE Non-Final OA ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
18785931 WORK SPACE AVAILABILITY STATUS IDENTIFICATION Final Rejection Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.

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