Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3653 3655

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffrey Alan Shapiro has overseen 902 resolved cases in Art Unit 3619. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 55.1 percent. This figure provides a baseline for applicants to understand the probability of a grant in Tech Center 3600. The data shows an interview lift of 15.8 percent. This lift represents the difference in allowance rates between cases with and without interviews. Practitioners should consider this 15.8 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1305. This duration represents the timeline for reaching a final resolution for the 902 resolved cases. Applicants in Art Unit 3619 can use this 1305-day metric to plan their prosecution schedules. The 55.1 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for this profile. With an interview lift of 15.8 percent, the role of the interview is a documented factor in the examiner's history. These metrics provide a view of the prosecution environment for this profile in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

55.1%
Allow Rate
+3.1% vs TC avg
942
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1305
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 902 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18489026 CHANGE MACHINE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482033 MONEY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18329603 CHECKOUT APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18430723 CONTROL METHOD FOR COIN HANDLING APPARATUS AND COIN HANDLING APPARATUS Non-Final OA GLORY LTD.
18236410 SHEET MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SHEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND SHEET MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Glory Ltd.
18446543 MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PRODUCING MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS Non-Final OA GLORY LTD.
18084585 BANKNOTE HANDLING SYSTEM AND BANKNOTE HANDLING METHOD Final Rejection Glory Ltd.
17696882 SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Glory Ltd.
18523137 Lift System for Aircraft Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18222141 Robot and In-Cabin Service System Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18823067 COIN HANDLING APPARATUS AND MONEY DEPOSITING/DISPENSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
18689034 BANKNOTE STERILIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18031059 METHOD FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
18031049 METHOD FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
17843273 Lidar-based Alert System Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18126831 CONVEYOR OPERATION FAULT DETECTION BY A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
18173900 VISION MESH NETWORK FOR POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS Final Rejection TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
18842789 MONEY ITEM HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Crane Payment Innovations Limited
18252028 AUTOMATED MONEY ITEM HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION Final Rejection Crane Payment Innovations Limited

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