Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOFFMAN, BRANDON S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2136 2433 2436

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.9%
Allow Rate
+32.9% vs TC avg
1269
Total Applications
+6.3%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1238 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
33.8%
§102 Novelty
34.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18342164 END USER CONNECTION EVENTS Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18796831 Predictive Remediation Action System Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18810668 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE, AND ACCESS CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18421641 Enforcing Compliance with Data Use Policies Non-Final OA Google LLC
18903596 METHOD OF UPDATING FRAUD DETECTION RULES FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS FRAMES, FRAUD DETECTING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, AND ON-BOARD NETWORK SYSTEM Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
18352725 NAME-INVARIANT GRAPH NEURAL REPRESENTATIONS FOR AUTOMATED THEOREM PROVING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18151503 SENSITIVE DATA PROTECTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18217341 ATTESTATION FOR BIDIRECTIONAL ELASTIC WORKLOAD MIGRATION IN CLOUD-TO-EDGE SETTINGS Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18956157 ON DEVICE-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING LEAKAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AND FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED RESPONSE Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18727261 VERIFICATION METHOD AND VERIFICATION COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING AN NFT- GENERATING DEVICE AND A VERIFICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA ETO GRUPPE TECHNOLOGIES GmbH
18948775 Zero Trust Network Branch Non-Final OA Zscaler, Inc.
18926986 Encrypted traffic inspection in a cloud-based security system Non-Final OA Zscaler, Inc.
18941751 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA JFrog Ltd.
18903354 ZERO-SHOT BLACK-BOX DETECTION OF NEURAL TROJANS Non-Final OA Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
18902771 Sign-up & Login Interface Using a Messaging System Non-Final OA Stretch Industries LLC
18365797 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING RELIABILITY OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18768864 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BOOLEAN AND GARBLED CIRCUITS IN MEMORY-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Fireblocks Ltd.
18221261 QUANTUM DATABASE INSERT OPERATIONS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Abu Dhabi University
18655750 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING DEVICES IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA LOURDE WRIGHT HOLDINGS, LLC
18651053 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY OPERATING A SERVICE ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC
18489988 MODULAR IDENTITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection THALES DIS USA, INC.
17799819 A LOW OVERHEAD METHOD AND ARCHITECTURE FOR SIDE-CHANNEL ATTACK RESISTANCE IN ELLIPTIC CURVE ARITHMETIC Final Rejection PQSecure Technologies, LLC

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