Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
971
Total Applications
-2.1%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 946 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
88.3%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18890320 USE OF WEB AUTHENTICATION TO ENHANCE SECURITY OF SECURE REMOTE PLATFORM SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18537431 HARDWARE TAMPERING DETECTION Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18217693 Method for Executing a Program on a Data Processing Device Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18476565 BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor 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
18292054 PHYSICAL (PHY) LAYER SECURITY MODES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18292143 ENCRYPTION DEVICE, ENCRYPTION METHOD, AND ENCRYPTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA KDDI CORPORATION
18926670 AUTHENTICATION OF FILES Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
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

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