Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOCKER, JOHN PAUL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2158 2169 2188 2189

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

John Paul Hocker is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2158. He has 149 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 56.4 percent. This 56.4 percent rate shows that more than half of the applications he examines result in a grant. The 149 resolved cases offer a baseline for evaluating prosecution success with this examiner.

The interview lift is 29.5 percent. This 29.5 percent increase in allowance probability indicates that direct communication is an effective strategy. Practitioners can use the 29.5 percent lift to address rejections and clarify technical points. This approach may be particularly useful for the 149 cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 2158.

The median time to allowance is 1274 days. This 1274 days pendency provides a timeline for applicants to manage their expectations. Given the 56.4 percent allowance rate, the 1274 days duration is a standard part of the prosecution cycle. The 29.5 percent interview lift remains a primary method for improving outcomes.

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

Performance Statistics

56.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
170
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1274
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 149 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
43.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17732412 COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PREDICTING DATA FOR TRANSISTOR MODELING, TRANSISTOR MODELING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18357518 DRILLING PARAMETER RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON OFFSET WELL DATA Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17680228 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17654039 Modified Ray-Tracer for an Electromagnetic Response Simulator Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18254621 RRU UNDERVOLTAGE RISK PREDICTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18341289 Recommendation Approach for Modeling of Processes Non-Final OA SAP SE
17860145 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESSLY UPDATING AND OPTIMIZING A DIGITAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
17643286 PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES Non-Final OA Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of the Boeing Company
18222827 BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH VALIDATED COMMISSIONING WORKFLOW AND DIGITAL TWIN POPULATION Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
17994761 FORMING METHOD OF PROCESSING CURVE IN STAMPING PROCESS Final Rejection INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18106842 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMBINING THREE DIMENSIONAL DATA Non-Final OA FARO Technologies, Inc.
18257294 GAP DETECTION DEVICE AND GAP DETECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT JOINT Non-Final OA TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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