Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCOTT, JACOB S

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3612 3655 3659 4167

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jacob S. Scott is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3612. He has 538 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 87.4 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant within his docket. This 87.4 percent rate is a recorded outcome for the 538 cases resolved in Tech Center 4100.

The interview lift is 18.1 percent. This 18.1 percent lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. The median days to allowance is 887. This timeline provides a median expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. The 887-day median pendency is a key metric for applicants in Art Unit 3612.

Practitioners can use the 538 resolved cases to evaluate the consistency of these metrics. The 87.4 percent allowance rate is a factor for strategy. The 887-day median pendency and the 18.1 percent lift offer a data-grounded view of the prosecution process for this examiner. These figures provide a basis for evaluating the impact of direct communication on the 87.4 percent baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+27.4% vs TC avg
548
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
887
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 538 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
30.6%
§103 Obviousness
36.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18414936 UNMANNED TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18572111 ARTICLE CONVEYING SYSTEM Final Rejection JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
17404748 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DYNAMIC ROBOTIC KITTING LINE Non-Final OA Ambi Robotics, Inc.
18427109 COMPUTER-AUTOMATED DETERMINATIONS OF PALLET STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND CATCH WEIGHT Non-Final OA Lineage Logistics, LLC

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