Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MUTSCHLER, JOSEPH M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2122 3627

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
+8.4% vs TC avg
255
Total Applications
+48.2%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 227 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18821815 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA EXCHANGE USING PAYMENT CARDS WITH UNIVERSAL REFERENCE NUMBERS Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18758253 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC ISSUE RESOLUTION Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18267174 STORE MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORES Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18906012 Self-Checkout Anti-Theft Vehicle Systems And Methods Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
18324903 APPLICATION FOR DEVICE EVALUATION AND OTHER PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH DEVICE RECYCLING Non-Final OA ecoATM, LLC
18617465 SETTLEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTLEMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18346668 SETTLEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18332669 CHECKOUT DEVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18170183 CASHLESS PAYMENT TRANSACTION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18025856 SENSIBILITY MEASURING METHOD AND SENSIBILITY MEASURING SYSTEM Final Rejection Shimadzu Corporation
18784444 DIGITAL RECEIPT GENERATION Final Rejection TARGET BRANDS, INC.
18057387 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A REAL-TIME PAYMENT BETWEEN A CUSTOMER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ACCOUNT AND A MERCHANT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ACCOUNT FOR A TRANSACTION BASED ON A DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USER DEVICE AND A POINT-OF-SALE DEVICE Final Rejection Worldpay, LLC
18275576 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-CHECKOUT USING SELF-DEACTIVATING TAGS Non-Final OA SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC
18797706 METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING ORDER INFORMATION AND E-COMMERCE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MEIYUNJI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18725798 METHOD OF PROCESSING PAYMENTS AND ISSUING ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS OVER NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA PI-XCELS CO., LTD.

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