Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KESSLER, GREGORY AARON

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2194 2195 2196 2197

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gregory Aaron Kessler is an examiner in Tech Center 2100, specifically within Art Unit 2194. He has a high volume of experience with 837 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 87.1 percent, which is very high and indicates a favorable environment for patent applicants. This baseline suggests that the vast majority of applications assigned to him will eventually result in a grant, provided they meet the necessary legal requirements.

The impact of personal engagement is positive, as shown by an interview lift of 8.0 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is already high, the lift indicates that interviews still provide a meaningful advantage in resolving any remaining issues or clarifying claim language. For practitioners, this means that while success is likely through standard prosecution, an interview can serve as an effective tool to further increase the probability of a grant and potentially resolve rejections more efficiently.

The efficiency of the process is also reflected in the median days to allowance, which is 1053. This timeline suggests that successful applicants can expect a grant in approximately 1053 days. This pendency is relatively standard, and when combined with the 87.1 percent allowance rate, it points to a predictable and productive prosecution cycle. Strategy should focus on maintaining clear communication and using interviews to address any specific examiner concerns that may arise during the process.

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

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+32.1% vs TC avg
857
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 837 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18720048 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18701433 METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA USING A DATA PROCESSING NETWORK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF DATA PROCESSING MODULES, DATA PROCESSING MODULE AND DATA PROCESSING NETWORK Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18198472 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING ALLOCATION, BROKERAGE, PLACEMENT, AND PROVISIONING OF INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18674650 FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER-BASED MODELS Non-Final OA Palantir Technologies Inc.
18588159 ORGANIZING AND DISPATCHING WORKLOADS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18352517 STORAGE BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18427997 End-to-End Orchestration of a Datacenter on a Cloud Platform Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18509193 LARGE-SCALE ALARM DEPLOYMENT METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18544235 PRIORITIZING AN OUTBOUND QUEUE Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
18625745 TRAFFIC MONITORING AND CONTROL DURING LIVE MIGRATION Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18662661 OVER SUBSCRIBE SAAS WHILE MITIGATING NOISY NEIGHBORS Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18647367 OPTIMIZING SERVER AND DATA CENTER COOLING USING INTELLIGENT WORKLOAD SCHEDULING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18499263 DYNAMIC CORE CLASS AFFINITIZATION IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18853977 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EXCESS RESOURCE USAGE Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18382390 AUTOMATED REMEDIATION OF RELOCATED WORKLOADS USING A REMEDIATION QUEUE Non-Final OA VMware, Inc.

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