Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MACASIANO, JOANNE GONZALES

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2146 2194 2197 2453 2466

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joanne Gonzales Macasiano is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2146. The data shows 323 resolved cases for this examiner. Among these 323 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 67.2 percent. This 67.2 percent rate indicates a favorable environment for applicants seeking a patent grant. The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1292, which serves as a benchmark for the duration of prosecution in Art Unit 2146.

The interview lift is 41.8 percent. This 41.8 percent lift is a significant indicator that interviews are highly effective for this examiner. For practitioners, this means that cases involving an interview have a much higher chance of allowance than those that do not. The 1292 median days to allowance is an important factor for applicants in Tech Center 2400 to consider when planning their strategy.

With 323 resolved cases, the examiner's metrics offer a guide for applicants. The 67.2 percent allowance rate and the 41.8 percent interview lift are essential for evaluating the prosecution path. Practitioners can use the 1292-day median to advise clients on the expected timeline. These figures from Art Unit 2146 provide a data-grounded perspective on the examiner's performance.

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

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
353
Total Applications
+41.8%
Interview Lift
1292
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 323 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
62.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18224741 DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18729529 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING LOG DATA FROM AN EXECUTION OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18709531 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18210932 UPDATING CLUSTERED STORAGE SOFTWARE BASED ON POD PRIORITIES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18317837 AUTOMATED GENERATION OF USER INTERFACE AND USER EXPERIENCE TEST CASE SUMMARIES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18161458 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ELEMENT FOR TRACKING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CHANGES ACROSS MULTIPLE WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18408039 Generating Test Data Based On Actual Usage Data Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18602977 METHOD FOR MONITORING THE EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATION SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTING A SAFETY FUNCTION Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
18452250 DETECTION OF AND RECOVERY FROM FAILURES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING BASED ALGORITHMS Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18659642 AUTOMATED BUILD PROMOTION FOR A SOFTWARE PACKAGE Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18758280 DYNAMICALLY POOLED ALLOCATIONS OF MEMORY BUFFERS ON SPATIAL COMPUTE ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA XILINX, INC.
17176944 BUILDING, TRAINING, AND MAINTAINING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGNECE-BASED FUNCTIONL TESTING TOOL Non-Final OA MICRO FOCUS LLC
18390548 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SYNCHRONIZING TEST INFORMATION Non-Final OA Woven By Toyota, Inc.

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