Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MORRIS, JOSEPH PATRICK

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2100 2187 2188

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.7%
Allow Rate
-13.3% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1492
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
34.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17486514 ACCELERATING AN INVERSE DESIGN PROCESS USING LEARNED MAPPINGS BETWEEN RESOLUTION LEVELS Final Rejection X Development LLC
17710639 MERGING OBJECT AND BACKGROUND RADAR DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SIMULATIONS Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
17577463 OPTIMIZING HYDROCARBON RECOVERY THROUGH INTEGRATED UTILIZATION OF GEOMECHANICS AND INJECTION/PRODUCTION USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17779780 Optimization of Geometry of Shaped Body and Manufacturing Tools Final Rejection BASF SE
18042338 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DESIGN OF BEAM-BASED PHYSICAL STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
17817031 GRAPHICAL CONFIGURATION EDITOR FOR HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Final Rejection Siemens Mobility, Inc.
17557666 NEURAL OPERATORS FOR FAST WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTIONS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18043898 MANAGEMENT TASK METADATA MODEL AND COMPUTING SYSTEM SIMULATION MODEL Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18057138 SIMULATION FIDELITY FOR END-TO-END VEHICLE BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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