Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCFARLAND-BARNES, KELAH JANAE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+42.0% vs TC avg
20
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
922
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18431450 UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DEVICE WITH SECURITY CHECK Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18563236 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SURVEILLANCE ARRANGEMENT FOR IDENTIFYING MANIPULATIONS OF CYBER-PHYSICAL-SYSTEMS AS WELL AS COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED-TOOL AND CYBER-PHYSICAL-SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18786766 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING VISUALLY SIMILAR EMAILS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
17888574 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENSURING SAFE OPERATION OF POWER GRIDS Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18929739 Semantic Analysis Of Session Data Non-Final OA Dynatrace LLC
18923054 PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RELAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18391973 AUTHENTICATION BASED ON MODULATED AUDITORY INPUT Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18179893 SECURE GENERATION OF PAIRING KEYS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics France

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