Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LUDWIG, PETER L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3687

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.4%
Allow Rate
-16.6% vs TC avg
604
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1334
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 545 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
70.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18512229 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE ASSISTANCE FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18332240 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING TRANSACTION AND PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION INFORMATION Final Rejection Lowe's Companies, Inc.
18329720 PROFILING-BASED JOB ORDERING FOR DISTRIBUTED DEEP LEARNING Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18813359 Virtual Currency Exchange Platform Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
19174403 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THE CONVERSION OF FEEDSTOCK INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY Non-Final OA Vanguard Renewables Holdings, LLC
18062570 STANDARDIZED ASSET LOCATION TRACKING Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18263948 APPARATUS FOR HEATING AEROSOLISABLE MATERIAL Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18212629 SYNTHETIC DATASET GENERATOR Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18280857 An Aerosol Generating Article and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA JT International SA
18308012 IDENTIFYING SHORTAGE ITEMS FROM A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT IN ONLINE MARKETPLACES Non-Final OA TARGET BRANDS, INC.
18522104 SUBJECT-TRACKING IN A CASHIER-LESS SHOPPING STORE FOR AUTONOMOUS CHECKOUT FOR IMPROVING ITEM AND SHELF PLACEMENT AND FOR PERFORMING SPATIAL ANALYTICS USING SPATIAL DATA AND THE SUBJECT-TRACKING Non-Final OA STANDARD COGNITION, CORP.
18639512 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRODUCT COUNT OF AN ITEM STORED IN A RACK USING SENSORS Non-Final OA 7-Eleven, Inc.
17778089 PROCEDURE SHARING SYSTEM AND PROCEDURE SHARING METHOD Non-Final OA toraru co.,ltd.
18420700 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FULFILLMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE Final Rejection NORIAND CO.,LTD.
18400959 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURE OF IMAGE-BASED CHECK DEPOSITS AND REAL-TIME REVIEW THEREOF Final Rejection DIGITAL FIRST HOLDINGS LLC
17429694 A COMPUTERIZED METHOD OF PRODUCING A CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR BUILDING A SEALED INSTALLATION OF ONE OR MORE CABLES, PIPES OR WIRES BY ASSEMBLING ORDERED AND DELIVERED TRANSIT COMPONENTS TO FORM A TRANSIT Final Rejection Roxtec AB
18528297 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER INTERFACE AND DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT FOR CLINICAL TRIAL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Greenphire, LLC
18504397 UNMANNED PAYMENT METHOD USING MOBILE ROBOT AND UNMANNED PAYMENT SYSTEM USING SAME Final Rejection XYZ Inc.
18363778 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MICROWAVE THEREOF Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18369569 DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZING INVENTORY LEVELS AMONG MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSES THROUGH SHIPMENT REALLOCATIONS AND TRANSFER SHIPMENTS Final Rejection AutoScheduler.AI LP
18260471 ARTICLE SUPPLY DEVICE MANAGING METHOD, USER INTERFACE, ARTICLE SUPPLY DEVICE MANAGING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM THEREFOR Final Rejection BANDAI CO., LTD.
13799624 System and Method for Targeted Marketing and Consumer Resource Management Final Rejection BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.
18260617 CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA LexxPluss, Inc.
18079317 SELECTING PICKERS FOR SERVICE REQUESTS BASED ON OUTPUT OF COMPUTER MODEL TRAINED TO PREDICT ACCEPTANCES Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)
17955407 MACHINE LEARNING BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)
17689949 SENSOR BASED ITEM LEVEL DETERMINATION AND COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA YPOINT CAPITAL, INC.
17224895 METHODS AND UTILITIES FOR CONSUMER INTERACTION WITH A SELF SERVICE SYSTEM Final Rejection VIATOUCH MEDIA INC.

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