Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3624

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
220
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 187 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18985785 MOBILITY, REMOTE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND REMOTE SUPPORT METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18467240 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING REMOTE SERVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17985690 Modular System for Automated Substitution of Forecasting Data Final Rejection ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18240750 PRODUCTION TIME DESCREPANCY DETECTION Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18485245 Predictive Maintenance Scheduler and Method Final Rejection Georgia Tech Research Corporation
17556024 GENERATING NETWORK COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT METRICS UTILIZING MACHINE-LEARNING TO DYNAMICALLY MATCH TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18799004 AIRPORT CONGESTION MONITORING Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
17899825 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENTLY PROVIDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION USING MACHINE-LEARNING Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18834537 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONGESTION INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
18482578 TRAVELER THEMATIC DESTINATION SEGMENTATION Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18846932 BOARDING AND ALIGHTING NUMBER PREDICTION DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
19078519 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGING DEVICE, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGING METHOD, AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18417272 TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19256064 INTERACTION WITH DIGITAL ASSISTANT Non-Final OA Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
18420780 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING INTEGRATED OPERATOR TRAINING AND OPERATOR ASSISTANCE IN REMOTE OPERATION FACILITIES Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18400040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING UNNECESSARY RESOURCE UTILIZATION Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
18505783 PLACEMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FUNCTIONING AS MOBILE EDGE DATA NODES IN SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18183248 Multivariate Skill Demand Forecasting System Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
19219061 PLANNER PERFORMANCE BY LEARNING AND USING METADATA OF EXPERIENCES Non-Final OA University of South Carolina
19078678 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ANALYTICAL QUERIES TO EXTRACT BUSINESS INSIGHTS AND SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING FROM ENTERPRISE DATA Non-Final OA LTI Mindtree Ltd
18944563 MARKET-LEVEL HPI VALUATION Final Rejection Quantarium Group, LLC
17563113 COGNITIVE SELECTION OF COMPOSITE SERVICES Final Rejection KYNDRYL, INC.
17900533 SIMULATING AN APPLICATION OF A TREATMENT ON A DEMAND SIDE AND A SUPPLY SIDE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ONLINE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)

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