Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 1632 1671 1682 1687 2143

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Constantine Pulliam is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 1632. He has handled 63 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 38.1 percent. This 38.1 percent rate indicates a challenging environment where fewer than half of the applications reach a grant.

The interview lift is 31.2 percent. This figure suggests that conducting an interview is a highly effective strategy for increasing the likelihood of a grant. The 31.2 percent lift provides a substantial boost to the allowance rate, making it a critical tactic for practitioners to consider.

The median days to allowance is 1816. This timeline represents the typical duration for applications to reach a final grant. With 63 resolved cases, these metrics offer a clear view of the examiner's performance. The 1816-day median defines the expected prosecution experience for applicants in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

38.1%
Allow Rate
-16.9% vs TC avg
89
Total Applications
+31.2%
Interview Lift
1816
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.3%
§102 Novelty
29.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17477849 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSIS OF HISTOPATHOLOGY DATASETS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
17187298 METHODS FOR PROFILING AND QUANTITATING CELL-FREE RNA Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17927824 A MODELING METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL PATHWAY ACROSS ENCEPHALIC REGIONS Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
17291723 METHODS TO PREDICT LIVER DISEASE MORTALITY USING LIPOPROTEIN LP-Z Non-Final OA BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
17883619 MACHINE LEARING BASED METHOD OF SCREENING POTENTIAL DRUG CANDIDATE, AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
16429997 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING The CELLULAR ORIGIN OF CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
18011687 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY AND TREATMENTS FOR CANCER Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18236812 Calibration Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product Non-Final OA Gen-Probe Incorporated
17111272 COPY NUMBER VARIANT CALLER Non-Final OA MYRIAD WOMEN'S HEALTH, INC.
18322140 COMPOSITION SWEETNESS, BITTERNESS, UMAMI, LICORICE, LINGERING, SOURNESS OR SALTINESS PERCEPTION PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Firmenich SA

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