Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JOSEPH, TONYA S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 24% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

23.7%
Allow Rate
-28.3% vs TC avg
636
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
1638
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 591 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.3%
§102 Novelty
63.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18336767 COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A TRAVEL TIME TO AN AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18521707 INTERACTION METHOD BASED ON MULTIMEDIA OBJECT, DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18856426 DELIVERY PLAN GENERATION DEVICE AND DELIVERY PLAN GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18822372 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19235445 Restricting and Opening Seat Bookings Non-Final OA American Airlines, Inc.
16693028 OPTION-BASED DISTRIBUTED RESERVATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18961665 ELECTRONIC TICKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC TICKET MANAGEMENT METHOD, VISITOR TERMINAL, SERVER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM IS RECORDED Non-Final OA Rakuten Group, Inc.
18677082 INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
17822485 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END-TO-END PET CARE TRANSACTIONS WEB PLATFORM Non-Final OA Mars, Incorporated
19197213 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PERSONAL AGENT Non-Final OA SIMPLENIGHT, INC.
19178082 WORK INSTRUCTION APPARATUS AND WORK INSTRUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
19175111 Methods for Shared Vehicle Access Non-Final OA Geotab Inc.
18211452 CONTEXTUAL DATA AUGMENTATION FOR SOFTWARE ISSUE PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA SAP SE
18367475 ROUTE OPTIMIZATION FOR PRODUCT SHIPMENT IN A SUPPLY CHAIN Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18845668 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECYCLING ARTICLES OF AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18387923 AUTOMATED INCENTIVIZER FOR CONTACT CENTER AGENTS USING VARIABLE POINTS VALUATION Non-Final OA GENESYS CLOUD SERVICES, INC.
18525241 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLIANCE DETECTION, APP CONFIGURATION, AND SMART LOCK CONTROL Non-Final OA Universal Electronics Inc.
18906983 MIXTURE QUERIES FOR SEARCH ENGINE PORTALS Non-Final OA KAYAK Software Corporation
18671255 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DATA MANAGEMENT AND VISUALIZATION Final Rejection Lee Labs, LLC
18435748 SHIPPING YARD AUTOMATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Renaissant, Inc.
18526842 EFFICIENT INTERACTIVE DATA SOLICITATION, PROCESSING, AND ROUTING Final Rejection Conversion Interactive Agency, LLC
18373255 VR Simultaneous (Twin) Screening linked to Real World Screening Ticketing and Viewing Process Final Rejection PreTechnology, Inc.

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