Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LITTLE, VANCE M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2493 2494

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+25.8% vs TC avg
433
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 407 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19177602 SECURE DEPLOYMENT OF DE-RISKED CONFIDENTIAL DATA WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18780432 WEARABLE ARTICLE WITH DISPLAY FOR DISPLAYING VIDEOGAME-RELATED DIGITAL IMAGES Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18780433 WEARABLE ARTICLE WITH DISPLAY FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL IMAGES Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18958145 Enabling UDP/TCP Encapsulation in Baseband Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18222201 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT LEVEL PRIVILEGES Final Rejection Google LLC
19097333 AUTHENTICATED ENCRYPTION WITH ASSOCIATED DATA (AEAD) MODES FOR NON-ACCESS STRATUM (NAS) AND ACCESS STRATUM (AS) SECURITY Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
19055764 SEPARATELY AND SECURELY PROCESSING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT DATA PROVIDERS Non-Final OA AMADEUS S.A.S.
19078778 ENSURING REPLACEMENT OF A MEMORY DEVICE KEY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18923798 System and method for encoding and encrypting sensitive data based on quantum entanglement Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18931476 AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING UNKNOWN PACKERS Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18493437 IDENTIFICATION OF THREATS VIA TLS CERTIFICATE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
19195839 SECURE DEVICE COMMUNICATION USING MULT-KEY ENCAPSULATION Non-Final OA aapoon Inc.

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