Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RIVERA, MARIA DE JESUS

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2151 2182

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Maria De Jesus Rivera serves in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2122. The examiner has 31 resolved cases, which provides a moderate sample for evaluating prosecution trends. The allowance rate is 61.3 percent, suggesting a fair chance of success for applicants. This 61.3 percent rate indicates that while the examiner is not overly restrictive, a solid case for patentability must still be made.

The median days to allowance is 1529, which is a relatively long period for applications to reach a grant. However, the interview lift is quite high at 22.7 percent, indicating that direct communication with the examiner is a very effective strategy for advancing prosecution. This 22.7 percent lift suggests that interviews can be a critical turning point in overcoming rejections and securing an allowance.

Practitioners should factor the 1529 median days to allowance into their long-term planning for applications in Art Unit 2122. The 31 resolved cases show that the 22.7 percent interview lift is a significant factor in the examiner's decision-making process. By focusing on the 61.3 percent allowance rate and utilizing interviews, applicants can navigate the lengthy timeline more effectively in Tech Center 2100.

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

Performance Statistics

61.3%
Allow Rate
+6.3% vs TC avg
51
Total Applications
+22.7%
Interview Lift
1529
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18013416 SOLUTION ACCURACY GUARANTEEING ANNEALING CALCULATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17796329 INFORMATION PROCESSING CIRCUIT Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17644387 SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18083366 UNSIGNED INTEGER MULTIPLY-ACCUMULATE PROCESSORS, METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUCTIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17484439 Embedded Programmable Logic Device for Acceleration in Deep Learning-Focused Processors Final Rejection Altera Corporation
17876378 CONVOLUTION HARDWARE ACCELERATOR Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
17769845 OPERATION CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18054834 FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD LOGIC TO PROCESS INPUT OPERANDS INCLUDING FLOATING-POINT VALUES AND INTEGER VALUES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17686711 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING FLOATING POINT HARDWARE EXCEPTION Final Rejection Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18104550 Integrated Circuit for Generating Random Vectors Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17846409 CHANGING PRECISION OF OPERANDS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17824830 Matrix Multiplication on Coarse-grained Computing Grids Non-Final OA SambaNova Systems, Inc.
18156552 IN-MEMORY COMPUTING METHOD AND CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY, AND MEMORY STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc.

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