Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SAX, TIMOTHY PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3698

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.6%
Allow Rate
-1.4% vs TC avg
184
Total Applications
+45.2%
Interview Lift
1404
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 160 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
85.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18452228 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18034241 PAYMENT METHOD AND DEVICE USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18521990 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SECURELY PROVISIONING AND STORING A CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLET Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18207941 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSACTION PROCESSING BASED ON USER AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18441923 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING TRANSACTIONS USING A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18847710 System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Preventing Miner Extractable Value (MEV) Attacks in a Blockchain Network Final Rejection Visa International Service Association
18540576 DIGITAL ASSET TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18762385 VIRTUALIZED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULE Final Rejection Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18762189 SECURE REGISTER UNIT, SECURE TRANSACTION UNIT, ELECTRONIC TOKEN TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LOOKUP SERVICE Non-Final OA Giesecke+Devrient advance52 GmbH
18828701 DEVICES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING DIGITALLY IMAGED SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Gogigit, LLC
18357643 COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF CHECK PROCESSING TEST DATA Non-Final OA Capital One Financial Corporation
18401915 DIGITAL WALLET MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Concentrix CVG Customer Management Delaware LLC
18107111 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING INTELLIGENT CODES IN CONJUNCTION WITH NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS Non-Final OA BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.
18303903 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL VEHICLES ASSOCIATED WITH CORRESPONDING PHYSICAL VEHICLES Final Rejection Toyota Connected North America, Inc.
17729860 SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MODIFYING A SUPPLY OF STABLE VALUE DIGITAL ASSET TOKENS Non-Final OA Gemini IP, LLC

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