Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ilse I Immanuel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IMMANUEL, ILSE I

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3697 3699

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Analysis

IMMANUEL, ILSE I is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3685. Across 318 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 27.7%, while the median time to allowance is 1542 days. The interview lift is 27.2%, showing a substantial positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes despite the lower overall allowance rate.

Apple Inc., Visa International Service Association, and Nchain Licensing AG appear among the leading companies in the case data. The listed firms are Brooks Kushman P.C., Burr & Forman LLP (Primary Customer Number), and Cooper Legal Group LLC. Applicants may find interview preparation particularly relevant when developing a strategy for this examiner, while also planning for extended prosecution timing.

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

Performance Statistics

27.7%
Allow Rate
-24.3% vs TC avg
360
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1542
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 318 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.4%
§102 Novelty
36.9%
§103 Obviousness
31.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18857633 RENDERING OF VOLUMETRIC AUDIO ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18715631 ORDERED, APPEND-ONLY DATA STORAGE Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18661366 DISTRIBUTED DATABASE METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Citibank, N.A.
18668079 METHOD, DEVICE, ADD-ON AND SECURE ELEMENT FOR CONDUCTING A SECURED FINANCIAL TRANSACTION ON A DEVICE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19183990 CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE PLATFORM Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18663726 OPTIMIZING MEDIA TRANSCODING BASED ON LICENSING MODELS Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18509158 ROAD USAGE CHARGING (RUC) DETERMINATION AND REPORTING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19007144 CRYPTOCURRENCY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM Final Rejection Visa International Service Association
18716450 UNIVERSAL PAYMENT CHANNEL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18879162 BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM, NODE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18783781 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Ricoh Company, Ltd.
18199917 USING BLOCKCHAIN WALLET FOR TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Coinbase, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ilse I Immanuel's allowance rate?

27.7% of resolved applications examined by Ilse I Immanuel were allowed (318 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 3685 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ilse I Immanuel?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ilse I Immanuel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ilse I Immanuel took 1,542 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ilse I Immanuel work in?

Ilse I Immanuel examines applications in Art Unit 3685 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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