Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: POWERS, WILLIAM S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2134 2419 2434 2496

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
695
Total Applications
+2.8%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 680 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18826301 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR SECURITY ANALYSIS AND VALIDATION DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF DYNAMIC NETWORK COMPONENTS Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18626170 SECURITY VPC SECURITY INSPECTION ORCHESTRATION AND ABSTRACTIONS FOR ALL CSPS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18528668 AUTOMATIC CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE FOR SERVICES USING TLS PROTOCOLS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18965180 SECURITY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF DEVICES IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA IPLA Holdings Inc.
18933535 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING REMOTE SECURITY ASSESSMENT OF FIREWALLED COMPUTER Non-Final OA QUALYS, INC.
18801690 Wireless Earpieces for Hub Communications Final Rejection BRAGI GmbH
18539858 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING SINGLE SIGN-ON AND PASSWORDLESS SIGN-ON Non-Final OA AgileBits Inc. dba 1Password
18245865 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING A RESET MODE FOR ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE COVERINGS Final Rejection Hunter Douglas Inc.

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