Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCOTT, RANDY A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2439 2453 2455

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
964
Total Applications
-2.6%
Interview Lift
1139
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 937 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18634211 ENCRYPTION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF ENCRYPTION DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18735760 Dynamic Event and User Validation Using Reflectance Transformation Imaging Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18668386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING DEVICES USING ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATED PROCESSING Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18383119 DOCUMENT AUTHENTICITY DETECTION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18217693 Method for Executing a Program on a Data Processing Device Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18408305 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETER DEVICE ATTACKS Final Rejection ARRIS Enterprises LLC
18292054 PHYSICAL (PHY) LAYER SECURITY MODES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18756071 SECURE TOKEN DRIVEN CONDITIONAL ROUTING OF PROCEEDS Non-Final OA Stripe, Inc.
18292143 ENCRYPTION DEVICE, ENCRYPTION METHOD, AND ENCRYPTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA KDDI CORPORATION
18537431 HARDWARE TAMPERING DETECTION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17877359 METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURITY POSTURE, FUNCTIONAL UPDATES FOR ENTERPRISE ITDM Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18584990 Methods And Systems For Generating Shared Collaborative Maps Final Rejection CLIMATE LLC
18646491 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK-BASED ENCRYPTION OF A USER EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIER Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18845965 ASYNCHRONOUS BLOCKCHAIN CONSENSUS METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH DECOUPLED DATA BROADCAST AND CONSENSUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF SOFTWARE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18372430 OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT DESTRUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA ØRSTED WIND POWER A/S
18674854 FULLY HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTED PROCESSING ACCELERATION Non-Final OA Niobium Microsystems
18627307 DIGITAL KEY BACKUP Non-Final OA Hampton Products International Corporation
18536054 LICENSING VERIFICATION MESSAGE Final Rejection iHeart Media Management Services, Inc.

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