Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOLMAN, JOHN D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3655 3666 3667

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

John D. Holman is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3612. He has 108 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 58.3 percent. This 58.3 percent rate indicates a moderate probability of success for applicants. The interview lift is 22.0 percent. This 22.0 percent lift suggests that interviews are a helpful strategy for moving an application toward allowance. Practitioners should consider the 22.0 percent lift when planning their communication with the examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1106. This 1106-day timeline provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process. The 108 resolved cases offer a preliminary but useful data set for these statistics. The 58.3 percent allowance rate is higher than the 22.0 percent interview lift. This comparison shows that while the baseline is moderate, the lift from an interview is a significant secondary factor. The 1106-day median is a key timing metric for Art Unit 3612. These 108 cases define the examiner's current performance profile.

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

Performance Statistics

58.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
128
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 109 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18650931 DELIVERY ROBOT Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18426776 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANE MARKING CHANGE DETECTION Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
19055669 VEHICLE SECURITY MODE Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19318625 A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19027224 WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19355418 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19213286 ACTION SUGGESTION SYSTEM AND ACTION SUGGESTION METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19349218 DATA RECORDERS Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
19155680 METHOD FOR MANAGING AN ENGINE OF A VEHICLE TO AVOID OVER-ACCELERATION Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
19474206 DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18728479 CONTROL SYSTEM, WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Komatsu Ltd.

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