Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Terrell S Johnson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JOHNSON, TERRELL S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2115 2118 2176 2187

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Terrell S. Johnson is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2115. He has overseen 502 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 86.9% for these applications. The median pendency to reach an allowance is 967 days. An interview lift of 10.4% is recorded, which indicates that the probability of allowance increases when an interview is conducted.

The examiner's top companies include Apple Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Intel Corporation. Legal representation is frequently provided by firms such as AKERMAN LLP, APPLE INC. - Fletcher, and DeWitt LLP (Minneapolis). The 10.4% interview lift suggests that practitioners may use direct engagement to advance prosecution. With 502 resolved cases, the 86.9% allowance rate serves as a benchmark for evaluating outcomes. The 967 days median pendency provides a timeline for planning prosecution steps in Tech Center 2100. These figures offer a data-grounded view of the examiner's performance.

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

Performance Statistics

86.9%
Allow Rate
+31.9% vs TC avg
516
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 502 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.9%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19241240 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Supply Harvesting Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19089363 PERFORMANCE STATE AWARE DYNAMIC CLOCK GATING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19072438 Budgets Enforcement for Computing Devices and Computing Infrastructure Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19199394 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18375487 THROTTLING FOR POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18962199 PART INVARIANT PEAK POWER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19088576 GENERATING BOOTABLE DISK IMAGE USING CONTAINER-BASED PARTITION TABLE Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
19088105 CIRCUITRY AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING PROCESSING EVENTS Non-Final OA Arm Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Terrell S Johnson's allowance rate?

86.9% of resolved applications examined by Terrell S Johnson were allowed (502 resolved cases), compared with 71.8% across Art Unit 2115 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Terrell S Johnson?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Terrell S Johnson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Terrell S Johnson took 967 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Terrell S Johnson work in?

Terrell S Johnson examines applications in Art Unit 2115 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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