Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RINES, ROBERT D

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

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.3%
Allow Rate
-13.7% vs TC avg
572
Total Applications
+46.6%
Interview Lift
1751
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 532 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18594205 METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18569732 METHODS, APPARATUSES, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17884265 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18025230 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREDICTING FILL RATES Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
17871319 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SALES EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18193100 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A STAFFING PLAN Final Rejection JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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
19248320 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY COST OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR A LOGISTIC ENTERPRISE Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18068892 PRIORITIZING AREAS AND OUTLETS USING GEO-ANALYTICS Non-Final OA Accenture Global Solutions Limited

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