Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MILLS, FRANK D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2176 2194 2198

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Frank D. Mills is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2176. He has 609 resolved cases, which establishes a consistent baseline for applicants in this technical field. His allowance rate is 69.5 percent, providing a clear expectation for the probability of a grant.

The interview lift of 22.7 percent suggests that personal communication is a valuable tool. When used alongside his 69.5 percent allowance rate, this 22.7 percent lift points to a collaborative examination process. Practitioners can use this data to justify the time spent on verbal advocacy.

The median days to allowance for Mills is 1241. This figure, derived from the 609 resolved cases in his history, helps practitioners estimate the total time required to secure a patent grant. The 1241 day median is a key timing metric for Art Unit 2176.

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

Performance Statistics

69.5%
Allow Rate
+14.5% vs TC avg
631
Total Applications
+22.7%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 610 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18804739 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING AUGMENTED REALITY SERVICE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18171473 Task Start Method and Electronic Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18709060 SCALING MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SCALING MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18804559 SERVICE VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORM Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18846022 WORKLOAD CONTROL SUPPORT DEVICE, AND WORKLOAD CONTROL SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18109729 ACCELERATED EMULATION DEVICE BACKEND SOFTWARE UPDATE WITH SHORT DOWNTIME Final Rejection MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18761442 DENORMALIZING OPERATOR ACTIVITY FOR DEPLOYMENT OF CONTAINERIZED APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA RED HAT, INC.
18765148 DETERMINING WHETHER AN OPERATING SYSTEM IN A MULTI-OPERATING SYSTEM COMPUTER SYSTEM IS ONLINE USING A WATCHDOG PROCESS Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18594496 SOLUTION FOR PREPARING A BUILDING SYSTEM RELATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) FOR OPERATION Non-Final OA KONE Corporation
18292971 METHOD AND SYSTEM FACILITATING CONFIGURABLE STATE PROCESSING IN BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS Non-Final OA JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED
18171689 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR API RESOURCE PREDICTION Final Rejection Jio Platforms Limited
18624050 Smart Scheduling System and Method for Performing Smart Scheduling using Linear Programming Non-Final OA United Semiconductor (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.

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