Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2432

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aidan Edward Shaughnessy is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2432. The data for this examiner includes 16 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 18.8 percent. For the cases that reach a grant, the median days to allowance is 1320. This 1320 median days figure offers a benchmark for practitioners to use when discussing the prosecution timeline with clients.

Interviews appear to have a minimal impact on the outcome of prosecution with this examiner. Shaughnessy has an interview lift of 1.8 percent, which is a small increase relative to the 18.8 percent allowance rate. This 1.8 percent lift indicates that verbal communication may not be as effective here as it is with other examiners.

The 16 resolved cases provide a look at the examiner's performance in Art Unit 2432. While the 18.8 percent allowance rate and 1320 median days to allowance are based on these results, they still offer guidance. The 1.8 percent interview lift suggests that practitioners should focus on other strategies to improve their chances of success.

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

Performance Statistics

18.8%
Allow Rate
-39.2% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+1.8%
Interview Lift
1320
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
67.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17960189 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-CHANNEL AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18648521 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18065211 DYNAMIC PERMISSIONS INTERFACE Final Rejection Google LLC
17852083 SECURITY SUBSYSTEM FOR REMOTE ATTESTATION Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
17722189 DIGITAL SIGNATURE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18399444 SAFETY FUSE FOR MACHINE LEARNING TRUST MANAGEMENT IN INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18924320 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED REQUEST CLASSIFICATION FOR SECURITY POLICY APPLICATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18185318 DETECTING ANOMALOUS ACTIVITY IN A SYSTEM-ON-CHIP Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18053924 AUTHENTICATION DATA AGGREGATION Final Rejection Truist Bank
18298793 BATCH ENCRYPTION METHODS, RELATED APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, DEVICES, MEDIUMS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18071299 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING SOFTWARE APPLICATION COVERAGE IN AN ELECTRONIC NETWORK Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18936546 VOICE CLONING DETECTION AND TRAINING SYSTEM FOR A CYBER SECURITY SYSTEM Final Rejection Darktrace Holdings Limited
18109595 AGENT-BASED DEVICE PROTECTION USING DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO A PROTECTED STORAGE REGION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18147756 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMEDIATING POISONED INFERENCES GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18067501 EFFICIENT PROTOTYPING OF ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS AND DEFENSES ON TRANSFER LEARNING SETTINGS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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