Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3653 3655

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
928
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
1370
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 881 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18358453 AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Symbotic LLC
18236410 SHEET MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SHEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND SHEET MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Glory Ltd.
18133536 PROCESSING OF BANKNOTE Non-Final OA Glory Ltd.
18182678 COIN STORAGE METHOD AND COIN STORAGE APPARATUS Final Rejection GLORY LTD.
18084585 BANKNOTE HANDLING SYSTEM AND BANKNOTE HANDLING METHOD Non-Final OA Glory Ltd.
17343799 MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS AND MONEY HANDLING METHOD Final Rejection Glory Ltd.
17343791 MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS, MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM AND MONEY HANDLING METHOD Final Rejection Glory Ltd.
18665478 SINGLE SPACE PARKING METER AND REMOVABLE SINGLE SPACE PARKING METER MECHANISM Non-Final OA J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITED
18235667 PARKING METER HOUSING FOR FACILITATING MAINTENANCE Non-Final OA J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITED
18329603 CHECKOUT APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17980517 READING DEVICE AND SELF-SERVICE POINT-OF-SALES TERMINAL Final Rejection TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18129187 MEDIA CASSETTE MEDIA DESTRUCTION Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation
17955809 MEDIA APERTURE PROTECTION FOR MEDIA HANDLING DEVICES Non-Final OA NCR Corporation
17250817 DOCUMENT TRANSPORT PATH WITHOUT IDLER ROLLERS Final Rejection Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
18015001 ISSUING ENTITY AND METHOD FOR ISSUING ELECTRONIC COIN DATA SETS, AND PAYMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA GIESECKE+DEVRIENT ADVANCE52 GMBH
18173602 HOLDING DEVICE AND ARTICLE SUPPLY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BANDAI CO., LTD.
18173900 VISION MESH NETWORK FOR POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
18031059 METHOD FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
18031049 METHOD FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
18280462 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR REUSE PRODUCTS, FOR REUSING PRODUCTS, AND PRODUCT REUSE PROMOTION Non-Final OA GLOBELET CORPORATION
18264974 COIN BRIDGE COUNTERACTION IN A COIN HANDLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Scan Coin AB
18205235 MODULAR SYSTEM FOR FOOD ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Hyphen Technologies, Inc.
18252028 AUTOMATED MONEY ITEM HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Crane Payment Innovations Limited
18186216 COIN STACKING DEVICE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM CO., LTD.
18165636 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HYOSUNG TNS INC.
17961073 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HYOSUNG TNS INC.
17788638 TRANSMISSION MECHANISM, SHEET-TYPE MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE, AND CASH RECYCLER MACHINE Non-Final OA Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18049832 VENDING MACHINE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Navtrix Pty Ltd
17940390 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TOUCHLESS FOOD SERVICE Non-Final OA The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
17820060 PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJITSU FRONTECH SYSTEMS LIMITED

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