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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kurt Nicholas Pressly, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PRESSLY, KURT NICHOLAS

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2125 2127 4100

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Analysis

PRESSLY, KURT NICHOLAS is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2125. The record contains 29 resolved cases, a 34.5% allowance rate, and a 1638-day median time to allowance. The 20.7% interview lift is positive, but the limited resolved-case volume makes the profile a narrower signal for forecasting.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Salesforce Inc., and Vionix Biosciences Inc. are the listed companies. The associated firms are Artegis Law Group, LLP, Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC, and CASCADIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

The allowance rate and lengthy median timing support conservative planning around claim scope, response cycles, and possible continuation needs. An interview can be part of the strategy when it addresses a defined rejection or technical distinction. Practitioners should nevertheless treat the outcome indicators as directional because the resolved set is small.

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

Performance Statistics

34.5%
Allow Rate
-25.5% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+20.7%
Interview Lift
1638
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

36.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
35.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17972302 MACHINE LEARNING WITH INSTANCE-DEPENDENT LABEL NOISE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17436418 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONVERTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17191379 RANDOMIZED METHOD FOR IMPROVING APPROXIMATIONS FOR NONLINEAR SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18633377 Systems and Methods for Discovering New Gameplay Techniques Using Reinforcement Learning Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18269499 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
16649523 TRAINING DATA GENERATORS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18458799 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PRIVILEGE BASED SEGMENTED INSTRUCTION PROMPTS FOR A GENERATIVE LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
17388791 DYNAMIC ACTION IDENTIFICATION FOR COMMUNICATION PLATFORM Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18570086 Control of an Electricity Supply Network Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17342037 ORCHESTRATION OF MULTI-CORE MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSORS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18479484 SYSTEM FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF FAST AND MEMORY EFFICIENT TSETLIN MACHINES MODELS ON RESOURCE CONSTRAINED DEVICES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
17353978 DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR UNSUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18259563 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA FOR GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
18882561 TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZED ROUTING OF INPUTS TO MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA NETFLIX, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kurt Nicholas Pressly's allowance rate?

34.5% of resolved applications examined by Kurt Nicholas Pressly were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 56.9% across Art Unit 2125 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kurt Nicholas Pressly?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kurt Nicholas Pressly take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kurt Nicholas Pressly took 1,638 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kurt Nicholas Pressly work in?

Kurt Nicholas Pressly examines applications in Art Unit 2125 in Tech Center 4100.

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