Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HYLINSKI, STEVEN J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2626 3714 3715 3717

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
942
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 912 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18732378 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING VIRTUAL VEHICLE OPERATION CORRESPONDING TO REAL-WORLD VEHICLE OPERATION Final Rejection Quanata, LLC
18687422 GAME PLAYER MODEL USE PROVISION APPARATUS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18650458 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18117362 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING AUDIO-BASED BASIS FUNCTIONS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18249350 RACKET BALL GAME METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON A HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GOERTEK INC.
18513668 STORAGE MEDIUM, METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA COLOPL, Inc.
18737232 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, GAME DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CYGAMES, INC.
18651670 GAME CONSOLE Non-Final OA CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18614561 CALCULATE FASTEST SET UP USING PACE OF PLAY Non-Final OA Textron Inc.
18677366 PAYTABLE MODIFICATIONS FOR WAGERING GAMES USING CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS Non-Final OA IGT
18416400 DETECTING THEME GROUPINGS THAT ARE TYPICALLY PLAYED TOGETHER IN ELECTRONIC GAMES Final Rejection IGT
18660773 ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING MULTIPLE METAMORPHIC FEATURES Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18750404 MODULAR TOY SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC TOY MODULES Non-Final OA LEGO A/S
18627704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE USE OF VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS STORED IN A CHARACTER DATABASE Non-Final OA MYTHREAL INC.
18623375 GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND GAME SYSTEM Non-Final OA Konami Digital Entertainment Co, Ltd.
18585144 DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR AUTOMATED CONTENT GENERATION Non-Final OA OddsJam, Inc.
18500026 GAME SUITES Non-Final OA Kilburn Live, LLC

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