Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Christopher S Mccarthy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MCCARTHY, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2113 2114

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+30.9% vs TC avg
878
Total Applications
-4.7%
Interview Lift
921
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 854 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.9%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18779789 PREDICTIVE SELF-HEALING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19018542 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18583422 Instances For Built-In Self Testing Final Rejection Google LLC
18996053 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING NETWORK SYSTEM, AND COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17808555 SYSTEM LOG PATTERN ANALYSIS BY IMAGE SIMILARITY RECOGNITION Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher S Mccarthy's allowance rate?

85.9% of resolved applications examined by Christopher S Mccarthy were allowed (854 resolved cases), compared with 78.0% across Art Unit 2113 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher S Mccarthy?

This examiner's interview lift is -4.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher S Mccarthy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher S Mccarthy took 921 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher S Mccarthy work in?

Christopher S Mccarthy examines applications in Art Unit 2113 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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