Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHORTER, RASHIDA R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3629 3681 3689

This examiner grants 18% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner SHORTER, RASHIDA R is part of Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. The examiner has a record of 310 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 18.1 percent, which is the percentage of applications that result in a patent grant. The median time to reach an allowance is 1395 days. This 1395-day period is a metric for understanding the timeline of successful prosecution in this art unit.

The interview lift is 26.2 percent, which is a figure that can be compared to the 18.1 percent baseline allowance rate. This 26.2 percent lift indicates that cases with an interview have a higher probability of being allowed than those without. The fact that the lift of 26.2 percent is greater than the allowance rate of 18.1 percent suggests that interviews are a tool for applicants. Practitioners in Art Unit 3626 should consider the 1395-day median and the 26.2 percent lift when deciding how to approach their interactions with the examiner in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

18.1%
Allow Rate
-33.9% vs TC avg
352
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1395
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 310 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

42.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
34.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18958581 Controller, System, External Server, and Notification Method Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18199547 REGULATION CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18431732 LIFESTYLE GROUP-BASED NORMATIVE MESSAGING FOR HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18192604 CHAT SUPPORT PLATFORM HAVING CHAT ROUTING TO HUMAN SUPPORT AGENT Final Rejection Truist Bank
18307737 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING TRANSACTIONS ACROSS DISPARATE DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Final Rejection OPEN TEXT INC.
18620313 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A RESOURCE ASSESSMENT METRIC USING ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATED PROCESSING Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
17541090 DIGITAL TWIN MATCHING FOR THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
19036355 GENERATING A SAFETY SCORE FOR A FACILITY Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18063259 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A POINT-BASED SUBSCRIPTION PLAN TO A USER Non-Final OA Yahoo Ad Tech LLC
18421832 PREDICTIVE DATA PLACEMENT TO LEVERAGE SEASONAL GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18325263 DIGITIZED DEVICE REGULATORY LABELS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSETS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18372157 ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND ESTIMATING METHOD FOR ENERGY-SAVING AND EMISSION-REDUCTION OF ENERGY-CONSUMPTION DEVICE Final Rejection CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18089959 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTION CUSTOMER RANKING Non-Final OA HIGHRADIUS CORPORATION

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