Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: RINES, ROBERT D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2118 3623 3624 3625 3626 3683 3686

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert D. Rines serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2118. He has 537 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 38.5 percent. The interview lift is 47.1 percent. This high lift suggests that interviews are crucial for overcoming the lower 38.5 percent allowance rate. The median days to allowance is 1752.

This 1752-day timeline indicates a lengthy prosecution process. With 537 resolved cases, the examiner's data shows a clear preference for resolving issues through direct communication, as evidenced by the 47.1 percent lift. Practitioners should prepare for a long duration when working in Art Unit 2118 with this examiner. The 38.5 percent allowance rate suggests a rigorous standard for patentability.

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

Performance Statistics

38.5%
Allow Rate
-13.5% vs TC avg
577
Total Applications
+47.1%
Interview Lift
1752
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 537 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
39.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18594205 METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18776107 GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE Final Rejection X Development LLC
18403987 OPERATIONAL CYBERSECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18193100 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A STAFFING PLAN Final Rejection JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18025230 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREDICTING FILL RATES Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
19248320 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY COST OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR A LOGISTIC ENTERPRISE Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18442916 AUTOMATIC WORKFLOW TEMPLATE GENERATION FROM TEXT INPUT Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
18586223 System and method to determine out of balance conditions Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
19272109 Threat Mitigation System and Method Non-Final OA ReliaQuest Holdings, LLC
18430262 DIGITAL TWIN CHANGE FEED Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18670423 Systems and Methods for Automating Operational Due Diligence Analysis to Objectively Quantify Risk Factors Non-Final OA AON GLOBAL OPERATIONS SE, SINGAPORE BRANCH
18317882 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINATION OF AN EMOTION OR SENSATION PERCEPTION IN RELATION TO AN EXPOSURE TO A FLAVOR OR FRAGRANCE INGREDIENTS Non-Final OA Firmenich SA

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