Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MUTSCHLER, JOSEPH M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2122 3627

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
+7.9% vs TC avg
263
Total Applications
+47.7%
Interview Lift
1040
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 237 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18821815 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA EXCHANGE USING PAYMENT CARDS WITH UNIVERSAL REFERENCE NUMBERS Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18535861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING TOKENS FOR MULTIPLE USERS TO A TOKEN STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Mastercard International Incorporated
18904940 MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18508089 POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM, METHOD PERFORMED THEREBY, AND USER TERMINAL Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18981600 Leveraging Machine-Learning Models for Determining a Collection Sequence Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
18981052 AUTOMATIC REPEATING NETWORK OPERATION EXECUTION USING PARTIAL SWITCHES Non-Final OA ADP, Inc.
18917656 Aggregated Session Management for Terminal Devices Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation
18125384 Methods and System for Securely Capturing and Providing Transaction Information Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation

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