Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SALLEY, CHRISTOPHER JAMES

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2193

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+45.0% vs TC avg
15
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18768280 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18764258 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SOFTWARE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION IN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FIRMWARE Non-Final OA Delta Electronics, Inc.
18411571 SYNCHRONIZED ACTIVATION OF FIRMWARE ON A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18434901 SOFTWARE UPDATE BASED VEHICLE ACTUATION Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18740317 IMPACT QUOTIENT DETERMINATION FOR PRUNING TEST AUTOMATES Non-Final OA SAP SE
18658413 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED PLATFORM FOR SCRIPT INTERRUPTION HANDLING Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18414268 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ALTERNATIVE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS USING ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATED PROCESSING Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18768548 UPDATING SOFTWARE USING HYBRID PARTITIONING Non-Final OA RED HAT, INC.

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