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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SHALU, ZELALEM W

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2122 2145 2148 2177 3628 4100

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

31.0%

Allow Rate

-29.0% vs TC avg

152

Total Applications

+20.0%

Interview Lift

1293

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 113 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%

§101 Eligibility

7.5%

§102 Novelty

66.5%

§103 Obviousness

11.2%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17969238	DISTANCE-BASED PAIR LOSS FOR COLLABORATIVE FILTERING	Final Rejection	THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
18552241	FIELD EQUIPMENT DATA SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	Schlumberger Technology Corporation
17584749	FORECASTING TIME-SERIES DATA USING ENSEMBLE LEARNING	Final Rejection	WORKDAY, INC.
18548135	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR DENOISING AN INPUT SIGNAL	Non-Final OA	Robert Bosch GmbH
18380581	DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE	Non-Final OA	HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17281444	File Transfer Method and Electronic Device	Final Rejection	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17922485	LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND LEARNING PROGRAM	Final Rejection	NEC Corporation
18059277	ADJUSTMENT OF TRAINING DATA SETS FOR FAIRNESS-AWARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS	Final Rejection	PAYPAL, INC.
17028166	DATA DRIVEN METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WHAT IF ANALYSIS	Final Rejection	Oracle International Corporation
18461555	COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Fujitsu Limited
18403095	AUTOMATED CONTROL FOR A PHYSICAL SYSTEM WITH GENERIC FORECASTING MODELS	Non-Final OA	International Business Machines Corporation
18175006	PERSONALIZED FEDERATED LEARNING OF GRADIENT BOOSTED TREES	Non-Final OA	International Business Machines Corporation
17839742	CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR RECURRENT BAYESIAN NETWORKS, CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR RECURRENT BAYESIAN NETWORKS, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND RADIO NETWORK CONTROL SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	Wistron Corporation

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