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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Juan Carlos Ochoa, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2123 2127 2146 2186 2187

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS has resolved 538 cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2123. The allowance rate is 67.1%, the interview lift is 21.5%, and the median time to allowance is 1446 days. The interview measure is positive, but the allowance rate remains the more comprehensive measure because it covers the full resolved docket rather than the incremental interview effect.

The principal companies are Rolls-Royce plc, Google LLC, and NEC Corporation. The leading firms are OLIFF PLC, AKA CHAN LLP, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP. Applicants and counsel can use these affiliations to understand the types of portfolios represented in the record, while the timing figure supports early attention to prosecution duration and continuation planning.

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

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
585
Total Applications
+21.5%
Interview Lift
1446
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 538 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.1%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17967603 ENGINEERING COMPONENTS Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
18198559 Accurate Estimation of Data Center Cooling Capacity with a Cooling Topology Service Non-Final OA Google LLC
18030715 SOLUTION SYSTEM AND SOLUTION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18220095 SIMULATION SYSTEM, SIMULATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17709152 QUADRATIC FORM OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
17895107 ADAPTIVE TRACE WIDTH IN MULTI-LAYER SUBSTRATE PACKAGE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17715208 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PETROPHYSICAL MODELING AUTOMATION BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17717405 SCALABLE STATE ESTIMATION FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION GRID Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
18267391 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULATING DRIVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18202416 Solving Differential Equations with Deep Learning Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18263309 METHOD FOR MODELLING DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO STORMY CONDITIONS Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
17920918 OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JOINING LOCATIONS OF AUTOMOTIVE BODY Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17210954 TASK SIMULATION USING REVISED GOALS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18205826 Systems and Methods for Enabling Situational Awareness for Events Via Data Visualization Non-Final OA Northwestern University
17883126 METHOD FOR DESCRIBING POWER OUTPUT OF A CLUSTER OF WIND AND SOLAR POWER STATIONS CONSIDERING TIME-VARYING CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
17982878 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING OF DYNAMIC WATERFLOOD WELL PROPERTIES Final Rejection ConocoPhillips Company
17962225 3D PRINTING PLANNING Final Rejection DASSAULT SYSTEMES
18306938 Three-Dimensional Preview of Design of Laser-Finished Garments Non-Final OA Levi Strauss & Co.
18315935 ADAPTIVE DENSITY ESTIMATION WITH MULTI-LAYERED HISTOGRAMS Non-Final OA Data Culpa, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa's allowance rate?

67.1% of resolved applications examined by Juan Carlos Ochoa were allowed (538 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2123 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Juan Carlos Ochoa took 1,446 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa work in?

Juan Carlos Ochoa examines applications in Art Unit 2123 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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