Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3626 3687 3689

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

26.2%
Allow Rate
-25.8% vs TC avg
616
Total Applications
+22.9%
Interview Lift
1569
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 568 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19007718 Method for Determining the Carbon Footprint of a Product in Production Processes of a Production Plant Non-Final OA BASF SE
18109192 PREDICTING MAINTENANCE SERVICINGS FOR A FLEET OF VEHICLES Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18764861 OPTIMIZING ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ANALYZE DATA, PREDICT STABILITY, IDENTIFY DEPENDENCIES, AND GENERATE ACTIONABLE TASKS Final Rejection TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
18697503 NEGOTIATION DEVICE, NEGOTIATION METHOD, AND NEGOTIATION PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19251353 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18674371 LOCATION QUEUING USING DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
18199704 BATTERY RENTAL SYSTEM, BATTERY RENTAL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18643681 INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, RECYCLING METHOD, INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, AND RECYCLING DEVICE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18514876 DETERMINING DRIVING BEHAVIOR BASED ON TELEMATICS DATA Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18124420 USING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT TO REPAIR PHYSICAL ITEMS Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18167390 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TURNING OVER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED KIOSKS FOR USE WITH SAME Non-Final OA ecoATM, LLC
18004765 DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
19055191 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING GLOBAL TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIROMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE Non-Final OA KYG Trade, INC.
19037099 Charitable Funding System and Method Non-Final OA Qualify Health, Inc.
19036769 Charitable Funding System and Method Final Rejection Qualify Health, Inc.
18179489 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18877647 BIOGAS MATERIAL EVALUATION VALUE COMPUTATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM USED FOR BIOGAS MATERIAL EVALUATION VALUE COMPUTATION DEVICE Final Rejection TBM CO., LTD.
18821158 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROWD SOURCING IN AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection D2L Corporation
17561215 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DYNAMIC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR RESOURCE POOL ALLOCATION Final Rejection ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
18475845 Smart Incident Status Updates Non-Final OA PagerDuty, Inc.
18890751 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY-BASED PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING Non-Final OA Kismmet, Inc.
18883972 MEDIA LICENSING PLATFORM Non-Final OA Official Technologies, Inc.
18815989 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DIGITAL CERTIFICATION OF PRE-OWNED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA FMReps Consulting Enterprises, LLC
18437300 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR AVOIDING PAROLEE VIOLATIONS Final Rejection MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
18667406 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PLATFORM AND TECHNIQUES FOR REAL ESTATE Non-Final OA Mosaik, Inc.
18628764 Automated Tool For Enforcing Fair Housing Compliant Searching Final Rejection MFTB Holdco, Inc.
18018451 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RULE-BASED APPROVAL OF REQUEST Non-Final OA Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
18526865 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
18027242 BATTERY LEASE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYO SYSTEM CO., LTD.
17057154 DUCTWORK AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM VISUALIZATION Final Rejection KIDDE-FENWAL, LLC

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