Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, HARESH N

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2154 2447 2454 2493 2496

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
867
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1108
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 837 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18292457 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING INFORMATION TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED ON USER PLANE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18231566 OBFUSCATION IN PRIVACY BEACON Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18437133 RANDOM INTERCHANGE NUMBER GENERATOR (RING) Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18505771 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18504159 AUTHORIZATION SERVICE SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZATION SERVICE METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
17893491 BROWSER EXTENSION TO DETECT AND REMEDIATE SENSITIVE DATA Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18672213 DIRECT COMMUNICATION USING A MESSAGE WITH KEY DERIVATION ALGORITHM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17562020 Wireless switch with low power wireless communication for a smart component Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
17132468 BROADCASTING A NETWORK IDENTIFIER DETERMINED BASED ON A DEVICE IDENTIFIER Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18082037 VOICE ENABLED WEARABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR USE IN CARE SETTINGS Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18361344 DATA LOSS PREVENTION TECHNIQUES FOR INTERFACING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18281644 METHOD FOR COLLECTING LOCATION INFORMATION USING REFERENCE PROBABILITY AND PERTURBED LOCATION, METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION, AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING SAME Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
17531474 BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH EXPIRED OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATE RECOVERY Final Rejection Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18389673 MESSAGING PORTAL SUPPORTED BY OPERATORS IN WI-FI NETWORKS Final Rejection Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18450170 METHOD FOR REPLACING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS MODULE IN AN APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

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