Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KIRK, BRYAN J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
259
Total Applications
+43.4%
Interview Lift
1353
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 226 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19077001 GENERATING ENERGY WINDOWS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19142390 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF OFFERING CONTRACT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19084452 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18631827 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS MANAGING CONSUMABLE PRODUCT OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18726853 INFORMATION PROVISION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18500930 TRAINED COMPUTER MODEL FOR IDENTIFICATION OF WRONG DELIVERY LOCATION FOR AN ORDER PLACED AT AN ONLINE SYSTEM Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
19047809 LINEAGE BASED APPROACH TO MEASURE CARBON FOOTPRINT IN DISTRIBUTED WORKFLOWS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18907029 Vehicle Request Coordination System for Multi-Client Computing Ecosystem Final Rejection Joby Aero, Inc.
18647302 ACCREDITATION DETERMINATION OF A REVIEW ENTITY OF A COMPUTING PRODUCT Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18185543 DELIVERY LOSS MITIGATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18601897 HANDLING DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN ORDERED AND DELIVERED ITEMS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY Final Rejection MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC

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