Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MAI, KEVIN S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2152 2411 2431 2448 2456 2458 2499

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kevin S. Mai operates within Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2152. This examiner has a total of 436 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 29.8 percent, which indicates a rigorous examination process. This 29.8 percent rate suggests that practitioners should prepare for a challenging prosecution path where fewer than one in three applications are granted.

The data shows an interview lift of 25.5 percent. This figure implies that conducting an interview can notably improve the chances of overcoming rejections, despite the overall allowance rate. The median days to allowance is 1712 days. This 1712-day timeline reflects a lengthy examination period for those applications that eventually succeed in Art Unit 2152.

Practitioners facing this examiner must account for the 29.8 percent allowance rate and the 436 resolved cases. The 25.5 percent interview lift is a crucial tool for potentially improving outcomes. Given the 1712 days median pendency, applicants should be prepared for a long-term commitment to the prosecution of their patent applications.

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

Performance Statistics

29.9%
Allow Rate
-28.1% vs TC avg
477
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1711
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 438 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
58.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19303052 ASSESSING SECURITY OF SERVICE PROVIDER COMPUTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
17897511 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME TRANSFER FAILURE DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19203273 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18851218 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17718576 APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION KEY Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17533309 INTELLIGENT TERMINAL LOGIN METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18920875 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAAS DATA CONTROL PLATFORM Final Rejection ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
18943387 VEHICLE TERMINAL, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISSUING AUTHENTICATION KEY FOR THE SAME AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18905333 SECURITY GRAPH CARDINALITY REDUCTION IN NETWORK-BASED COMPUTER SYSTEMS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18400818 REDUCED ON-DEMAND AND STANDING PRIVILEGE ACCESS CONTROL ASSIGNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18906450 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP AND DATA ACCESS Final Rejection Palantir Technologies Inc.
18906336 PRIVACY PRESERVING CREDENTIAL TOKEN ISSUANCE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18887566 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING USER REQUESTED MODIFICATIONS TO DATA FOR DATATYPE AND FILE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Truist Bank
18920513 STORAGE METHOD Final Rejection STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
18797278 UNAUTHORIZED BACKSCATTER DEVICE DETECTION Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18326194 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING AND PROCESSING AUDITABLE METADATA Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
17721177 DETECT AND PREVENT SYNCHRONIZING OF A CORRUPTED FILE Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18893079 SECURED DATA ACCESS IN VIRTUAL DATA PROCESSING Final Rejection Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

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