Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 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
190
Total Applications
+45.0%
Interview Lift
1391
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18441923 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING TRANSACTIONS USING A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18583283 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING RESOURCE TRANSFERS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19541998 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK MODELLED DATA Non-Final OA CARBON ARC
18034241 PAYMENT METHOD AND DEVICE USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18987615 PRESENTING RELEVANCE RANKING BASED ON LOCATION Final Rejection Block, Inc.
18987748 PERSONALIZATION OF A PAYMENT INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Block, Inc.
18405090 TRANSACTION PROCESSING USING OPTICALLY ENCODED INFORMATION Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18421939 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18847710 System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Preventing Miner Extractable Value (MEV) Attacks in a Blockchain Network Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18284343 ELECTRIC POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSACTION METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
19061213 System and Method to Dynamically Validate Request to Access Network Resources Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
16667372 AUTHENTICATION NETWORK FOR TRANSACTION DATA Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation

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