Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCHMIDT, KARI L

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2139 2439

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kari L Schmidt examines cases in Art Unit 2139 within Tech Center 2400. She has 756 resolved cases, with an allowance rate pct of 74.2. The median days to allowance is 1368, which is a relatively long timeline for prosecution. With historical data, the 74.2 allowance rate pct indicates a favorable environment for applicants, though it may take some time to reach a grant.

The interview lift pct of 42.2 is a very high figure, suggesting that interviews are exceptionally effective. This lift indicates that direct engagement with the examiner can significantly improve the chances of success beyond the baseline. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to leverage the 42.2 lift and potentially mitigate the 1368-day median pendency. The data from these 756 cases provides a strong basis for this strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
777
Total Applications
+42.2%
Interview Lift
1368
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 756 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.9%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19006714 CROSS PLATFORM CREDENTIAL SHARING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18903472 UMBRELLA USER CONTEXT DATABASE Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18471505 VERIFICATION OPERATIONS BASED ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18994046 DIGITAL SIGNATURE Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18470812 COMPLIANT AND AUDITABLE WAY FOR A USER TO PERFORM AN ACTION WITHOUT SUFFICIENT PRIVILEGES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18328213 Domain Name System Threat Hunting Using Domain Name Tokenization Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18327102 LOW BANDWIDTH ROTATION KEYS GENERATION FOR A HIERARCHICAL THREAT MODEL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18935106 DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT INTERFACE Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18879618 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POINTER SECURITY Final Rejection Arm Limited
19045796 SENSOR Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH

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