Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MULLINAX, CLINT LEE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2123

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
148
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
1594
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 123 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.8%
§101 Eligibility
6.3%
§102 Novelty
53.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17311895 DATA DENOISING BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18097172 INCREMENTAL CHANGE POINT DETECTION METHOD WITH DEPENDENCY CONSIDERATIONS Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
17990125 Neural Network Construction Method and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17493442 Systems And Methods For Parameter Sharing To Reduce Computational Costs Of Training Machine-Learned Models Final Rejection Google LLC
17828630 System and Method to Facilitate Welding Software as a Service Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18096243 SEGMENTED MACHINE LEARNING-BASED MODELING WITH PERIOD-OVER-PERIOD ANALYSIS Final Rejection THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
18158599 BOOTSTRAP METHOD FOR CROSS-COMPANY MODEL GENERALIZATION ASSESSMENT Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18157168 WARM UP TABLE FOR FAST REINFORCEMENT LEARNING MODEL TRAINING Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18157608 SCALABLE TENSOR NETWORK CONTRACTION USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
16661053 PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYSIS WITH CATEGORICAL INPUT DATA Non-Final OA Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
17642869 DISEASE PREDICTION SYSTEM, INSURANCE FEE CALCULATION SYSTEM, AND DISEASE PREDICTION METHOD Non-Final OA ANICOM HOLDINGS, INC.
18003948 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN AI MODEL USING CONSTRAINED DECISION TREE ENSEMBLES Non-Final OA Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

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