Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jeffrey D Popham, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2137 2432 2437 2491

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffrey D. Popham has 475 resolved cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2137. The profile records a 37.7% allowance rate and a median of 1684 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 23.9% lift in the allowance rate. The figures identify a prosecution setting where applicants may need to plan for extended examination and evaluate amendments against a relatively lower allowance outcome.

The leading companies are Capital One Services LLC, Space And Time Labs Inc., and NEC Corporation. The leading firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and CHALKER FLORES, LLP. Practitioners can use this context to develop detailed software and financial-technology explanations before responding.

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

Performance Statistics

37.7%
Allow Rate
-20.3% vs TC avg
512
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1684
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 475 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18315465 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION RETRIEVAL Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17355581 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-AUTHENTICATION OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT CALLS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17452837 NETWORK THREAT ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18009012 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19311414 IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT USING A DECENTRALIZED GATEWAY COMPUTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18290452 ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18214960 SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING HARDWARE MODELS TO DETECT SIDE-CHANNEL VULNERABILITIES IN PROCESSOR DESIGNS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18072452 DEPENDENCY EMULATION FOR EXECUTABLE SAMPLES Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
17773491 INTERNET OF THINGS SECURITY ANALYTICS AND SOLUTIONS WITH DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18189554 ZOOM-IN SNAPSHOTS FOR WRITING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18160880 MANAGING DYNAMIC UPDATES FOR SECURITY GROUPS Final Rejection DISH Wireless L.L.C.
17539354 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING URLS USING RENDERED CONTENT MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection UAB 360 IT

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jeffrey D Popham's allowance rate?

37.7% of resolved applications examined by Jeffrey D Popham were allowed (475 resolved cases), compared with 75.9% across Art Unit 2137 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jeffrey D Popham?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jeffrey D Popham take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jeffrey D Popham took 1,684 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jeffrey D Popham work in?

Jeffrey D Popham examines applications in Art Unit 2137 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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