Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MORRIS, JOSEPH PATRICK

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

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Patrick Morris is in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2100, with 27 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 48.1%, and the median days to allowance is 1522. The interview lift is 41.5%, suggesting that interviews are very effective for this examiner.

The 48.1% allowance rate is moderate, but the 1522-day median pendency is quite long. The 41.5% interview lift is a critical data point, as it suggests that direct communication can significantly improve the 48.1% base rate. With 27 resolved cases, practitioners should prioritize interviews to overcome the hurdles in this docket and navigate the 1522-day timeline more effectively. The 41.5% lift indicates that the examiner is responsive to verbal arguments, making it a key tool for successful prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+41.5%
Interview Lift
1522
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
38.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17523503 REAL-TIME WELL TRAJECTORY PROJECTION USING STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
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.
17813074 DEVICE AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VARIABLE OF A TECHNICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18000331 MODELING METHODS FOR MINIMIZING GRID SENSITIVITY FOR NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FRACTURE PROPAGATION Final Rejection ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
17577463 OPTIMIZING HYDROCARBON RECOVERY THROUGH INTEGRATED UTILIZATION OF GEOMECHANICS AND INJECTION/PRODUCTION USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
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.
17764464 VIBRATION NOISE REDUCTION ANALYSIS METHOD AND ANALYZER FOR AUTOMOTIVE PANEL PARTS Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
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
17634598 A System and Method for Generating a Holistic Digital Twin Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18078538 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUDITABLE CORPORATE EMISSION BALANCING Final Rejection SAP SE
18113689 LEARNING DATA PRODUCING METHOD, WAVEFORM ANALYSIS DEVICE, WAVEFORM ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18114933 MACHINE-LEARNING BASED ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS PROTOCOL BUS TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA Synopsys, Inc.
18057138 SIMULATION FIDELITY FOR END-TO-END VEHICLE BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18057163 SIMULATION FIDELITY FOR END-TO-END VEHICLE BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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