Examiner: POWERS, WILLIAM S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2134 2419 2434 2496

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

William S. Powers is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2134, with 690 resolved cases. He has a high allowance rate of 79.7 percent. The median time to allowance is 1055 days, which is a standard duration for patent prosecution. This timeline indicates that successful applications typically reach a resolution after a persistent effort by the applicant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 2.4 percent. This suggests that while the 79.7 percent allowance rate is already high, an interview can still provide a small boost to clear any remaining obstacles. Practitioners should focus on high-quality initial filings to take advantage of the 1055-day median pendency. With 690 resolved cases, the examiner's high allowance rate is well-established. This data suggests that the written record is the most effective way to secure a grant in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

79.7%

Allow Rate

+21.7% vs TC avg

707

Total Applications

+2.4%

Interview Lift

1055

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 690 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%

§101 Eligibility

10.2%

§102 Novelty

47.4%

§103 Obviousness

15.4%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18909018	ENCRYPTION DEVICE, OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM, ENCRYPTION METHOD, AND ENCRYPTION PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	NEC Corporation
19058991	AUTOMATIC SIGN-IN UPON ACCOUNT SIGNUP	Non-Final OA	Oracle International Corporation
18529558	Issuing Delegate Credentials for Accessing Target Resources	Non-Final OA	Oracle International Corporation
18953617	A system and method for detecting and managing a data breach in a computing network	Non-Final OA	Bank of America Corporation
18921996	NETWORK PROVISIONING CHARACTERISTIC INTENT ANALYSIS ENGINE	Non-Final OA	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18908925	Privacy Enabled Logging of User Data	Non-Final OA	Dell Products, L.P.
18418659	REVOKING CREDENTIALS AFTER SERVICE ACCESS	Non-Final OA	Malikie Innovations Limited
18245865	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING A RESET MODE FOR ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE COVERINGS	Final Rejection	Hunter Douglas Inc.

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