Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

John Paul Hocker, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HOCKER, JOHN PAUL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2158 2169 2188 2189

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

John Paul Hocker works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2158. He has 152 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 55.9%. The median time to allowance is 1283 days. The interview lift is 30.8%, suggesting that interviews are a very effective tool.

Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Schlumberger Technology Corporation, and Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba are top applicants. BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Chrisman Gallo Tochtrop LLC, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER are the leading firms. The 55.9% allowance rate and 1283 days median pendency indicate a moderately difficult and lengthy prosecution process. With 152 resolved cases, the examiner has a solid record in Tech Center 2100. Practitioners should consider the 30.8% interview lift as a key strategy for success.

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

Performance Statistics

55.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
179
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1283
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 152 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.9%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
41.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18063198 DATA DRIVEN PRE-JOB PLANNING FOR WIRELINE OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18357518 DRILLING PARAMETER RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON OFFSET WELL DATA Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18254621 RRU UNDERVOLTAGE RISK PREDICTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18564496 TOOLS FOR PERFORMANCE TESTING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PLANNERS Non-Final OA Five AI Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John Paul Hocker's allowance rate?

55.9% of resolved applications examined by John Paul Hocker were allowed (152 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 2158 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John Paul Hocker?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John Paul Hocker take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John Paul Hocker took 1,283 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John Paul Hocker work in?

John Paul Hocker examines applications in Art Unit 2158 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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