Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3625 3683 3684 3692

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Analysis

Susanna M Meinecke Diaz manages 701 resolved cases in Art Unit 3625. The examiner has a low allowance rate of 30.7%, which indicates a challenging environment for applicants in Tech Center 3600. The median days to allowance is 1569, reflecting a lengthy prosecution process. This 1569-day period is a significant factor for those navigating this docket, as it suggests a high degree of persistence is required to reach a grant.

The interview lift is 20.5%, showing that interviews can significantly improve the chances of allowance despite the low 30.7% baseline. With 701 resolved cases, the data suggests that practitioners should be prepared for a difficult and long path to grant. The 20.5% lift is a critical tool for overcoming the high rate of rejections seen in this profile. Given the low overall allowance rate, an interview should be considered an essential step in the strategy for any application assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

30.7%
Allow Rate
-21.3% vs TC avg
752
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1569
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 701 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
31.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18378747 INFORMATION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND INFORMATION ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18223330 BUILDINGS WITH PRIORITIZED SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18846787 DATA UPDATE SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18484365 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING A USER'S SHOPPING EXPERIENCES ACROSS MULTIPLE CHANNELS Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
16211311 System and Method for Scheduling Multiple Modes of Transport Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
17508350 USER INTENT IDENTIFICATION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND TEXT DATA Final Rejection Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
18722523 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PRODUCTION OF A PRODUCT Non-Final OA BASF SE
19160244 TRAVEL PLAN GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
17871543 ESTIMATING A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT A POINT OF INTEREST USING VEHICLE SENSOR DATA AND GENERATING RELATED VISUAL INDICATIONS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18190179 INTELLIGENT VOICE RECOGNIZED TASK ORGANIZER AND TRACKER Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18877172 Optimization of Production Planning Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
19078418 TRACEABILITY INFORMATION CREATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND TRACEABILITY INFORMATION CREATION SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18185864 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC VIRTUAL GROUPING OF NODES Final Rejection Target Brands, Inc.
18361393 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INTELLIGENT REPORT CONFIGURATION Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18304424 APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVED ASSET PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND RANKING Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
17668191 GLOBAL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Non-Final OA ConocoPhillips Company
18460076 GENERATING EXPERIMENT METRIC VALUES FOR ANYTIME VALID EXPERIMENTATION Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18749337 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORE OPERATIONAL ANALYTICS Non-Final OA Hughes Network Systems, LLC
18653310 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DEBUG MESSAGE OF COMPUTER SYSTEM Final Rejection PEGATRON CORPORATION
18300934 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO EXTRACT CLIENT DATA WITH CONTEXT USING ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH FRAMEWORK Final Rejection PwC Product Sales LLC

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