Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Andrew T Mcintosh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MCINTOSH, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2124 2144 2148 2176

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

MCINTOSH, ANDREW T is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2124. The profile covers 535 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 77.4%. The median time to allowance is 1116 days, indicating that a favorable outcome may require continued prosecution over an extended period. The case volume provides a meaningful basis for using the profile as a planning reference.

The interview lift is 18.4%, linking interviews with improved allowance outcomes. Practitioners may consider interviews when claim construction, technical context, or the framing of distinctions from prior art is likely to affect the discussion. The leading companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Google LLC. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, Astute IP Law Group, and Heidi Brun Associates Ltd.

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

Performance Statistics

77.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
566
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 535 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17179781 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH CONVOLUTION OPERATION PROCESSING BASED ON REDUNDANCY REDUCTION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18673185 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEVERAGING LANGUAGE MODELS IN DESIGNING NO-CODE WORKFLOWS FOR MACHINE LEARNING WITHIN LOW-CODE/NO-CODE PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
17968391 Responsible Artificial Intelligence Controller Non-Final OA Google LLC
18765385 IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18671083 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DOCUMENT TEMPLATES FROM A MIXED SET OF DOCUMENT TYPES Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18731020 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18560950 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING, SECURING, AND IMPLEMENTING AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18499003 SMART METHOD FOR PREDICTING CHOKE HEALTHFULNESS AND LIFETIME FOR GAS WELL Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18489087 FEDERATED LEARNING SYSTEM, FEDERATED LEARNING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM FEDERATED LEARNING METHOD Final Rejection Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18571165 QUANTUM STATE STABILIZATION BY QUANTUM COUPLING Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18618596 MANIFOLD-ALIGNED COUNTERFACTUAL EXPLANATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18410111 BALANCED TWIRLING FOR QUANTUM CIRCUITS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18160301 ENTITY STANDARDIZATION FOR APPLICATION MODERNIZATION Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18731450 PROMPT TEMPLATE OPTIMIZATION WITH NON-PARAMETERIZED GRADIENT DESCENT FOR ENTERPRISE-LEVEL AI USE CASES Non-Final OA SAP SE
18451692 HARDENING A DEEP NEURAL NETWORK AGAINST ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS USING A STOCHASTIC ENSEMBLE Final Rejection SRI International
17763924 FAST SPARSE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA DeepMind Technologies Limited
18404144 QUANTUM COMPUTER PHASE TRACKING AND CORRECTION Non-Final OA Quantinuum LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Andrew T Mcintosh's allowance rate?

77.4% of resolved applications examined by Andrew T Mcintosh were allowed (535 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 2124 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Andrew T Mcintosh?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Andrew T Mcintosh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Andrew T Mcintosh took 1,116 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Andrew T Mcintosh work in?

Andrew T Mcintosh examines applications in Art Unit 2124 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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