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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Joseph Patrick Morris, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MORRIS, JOSEPH PATRICK

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2100 2119 2124 2187 2188 4100

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Patrick Morris works in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2100. He has 29 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 51.7%. The median days to allowance for his cases is 1540. His interview lift is 45.7%, which indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance compared to the 51.7% baseline.

Top companies in his docket include Toyota Motor Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, and Halliburton Energy Services Inc. These applicants are often represented by firms such as ArentFox Schiff LLP: New York, Cozen O'Connor, and Fox Rothschild LLP. The 51.7% allowance rate represents the frequency of grants among his 29 resolved cases.

With 29 resolved cases, his profile shows the impact of verbal communication. The median days to allowance of 1540 reflects the duration of successful prosecution. Given the 45.7% interview lift, applicants can use interviews to improve their chances of securing an allowance in his docket.

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

Performance Statistics

51.7%
Allow Rate
-8.3% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+45.7%
Interview Lift
1540
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
33.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17523503 REAL-TIME WELL TRAJECTORY PROJECTION USING STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17813074 DEVICE AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VARIABLE OF A TECHNICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18098776 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING AT LEAST ONE POLICY USING A FRAMEWORK FOR ENCODING HUMAN BEHAVIORS AND PREFERENCES IN A DRIVING ENVIRONMET Final Rejection Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
17888810 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNSAMPLING DATA Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18179674 DIGITAL TWIN AND A METHOD FOR A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
17889223 VIRTUAL DRIVING SIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SENSATION OF IMMERSION THEREFOR Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18043898 MANAGEMENT TASK METADATA MODEL AND COMPUTING SYSTEM SIMULATION MODEL Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17634598 A System and Method for Generating a Holistic Digital Twin Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18178848 SIMULATING PHYSICAL STABILITY PARAMETERS OF ENCLOSED SURROUNDING FOR SECURITY CONTROL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17557666 NEURAL OPERATORS FOR FAST WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTIONS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18078538 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUDITABLE CORPORATE EMISSION BALANCING Final Rejection SAP SE
18000331 MODELING METHODS FOR MINIMIZING GRID SENSITIVITY FOR NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FRACTURE PROPAGATION Final Rejection ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18113689 LEARNING DATA PRODUCING METHOD, WAVEFORM ANALYSIS DEVICE, WAVEFORM ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18057163 SIMULATION FIDELITY FOR END-TO-END VEHICLE BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joseph Patrick Morris's allowance rate?

51.7% of resolved applications examined by Joseph Patrick Morris were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2100 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joseph Patrick Morris?

This examiner's interview lift is +45.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joseph Patrick Morris take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joseph Patrick Morris took 1,540 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joseph Patrick Morris work in?

Joseph Patrick Morris examines applications in Art Unit 2100 in Tech Center 4100.

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