Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: POTRATZ, DANIEL B

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2491

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
505
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
1216
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 485 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17980821 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTHENTICATION ACROSS A DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE NETWORK Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18677121 SECURE HARDWARE CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18180650 KM APPARATUS, QKD SYSTEM, KEY MANAGEMENT START CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18407799 Binary Firmware Encryption Via Scrambler/Descrambler Module Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18672116 EXTRAPOLATING TRENDS IN TRUST SCORES Non-Final OA WWW.TRUSTSCIENCE.COM INC.
18544763 MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FATIGUE ATTACK DETECTION AND BLOCKING Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
19058841 TECHNIQUES FOR SECURING DEPLOYMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE Non-Final OA Dazz, Inc.
18814406 PHYSICALLY SECURED NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Applied Invention, LLC
18534735 METHOD OF SECURE COMPARTMENTALIZATION FOR IOT APPLICATION AND IOT GATEWAY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Moxa Inc.
18617282 MULTISTAGE ANALYSIS OF EMAILS TO IDENTIFY SECURITY THREATS Final Rejection Abnormal AI, Inc.
18294479 DIGITAL TWIN-ENABLED DDOS ATTACK DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS CORE NETWORKS Non-Final OA BTS KURUMSAL BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI
18414121 USER ID CODES FOR ONLINE VERIFICATION Final Rejection Civic Technologies, Inc.
18389835 Method, Device, and System of Differentiating Between a Cyber-Attacker and a Legitimate User Final Rejection BioCatch Ltd.
18165580 Free Space Quantum Key Distribution Final Rejection AEGIQ LTD

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