Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2165 2166
This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases
Samuel Sharpless is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2165. The examiner has handled 140 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 81.4 percent. For those applications that are granted, the median days to allowance is 1086. This 1086 median days figure offers a benchmark for practitioners to use when discussing the prosecution timeline with clients.
Interviews are a strategy for increasing the probability of success. Sharpless has an interview lift of 26.9 percent, which adds to the 81.4 percent allowance rate. This 26.9 percent lift indicates that even in this docket, direct communication with the examiner remains a tool for resolving outstanding issues.
The 140 resolved cases in Art Unit 2165 establish a pattern of examiner behavior. The 81.4 percent allowance rate and 1086 median days to allowance provide practitioners with the data needed to manage expectations. The 26.9 percent interview lift reinforces the utility of examiner engagement throughout the prosecution process.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18307404 | Steering for Unstructured Media Stations | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18781732 | TRACING SOURCES OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MACHINE LEARNING MODEL OUTPUT | Final Rejection | Amazon Technologies, Inc. |
| 18316912 | QUERY TRANSLATION FOR DATABASES STORING SEMANTIC DATA | Non-Final OA | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18336237 | DYNAMIC COMPUTER LOG STORAGE | Non-Final OA | International Business Machines Corporation |
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