Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SIMPSON, DIONE N

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628 3629 3697

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dione N Simpson is an examiner in Art Unit 3628, part of Tech Center 3600. Across 264 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 32.6%. This reflects a challenging prosecution environment. However, the interview lift of 32.4% is substantial, nearly matching the baseline allowance rate itself. This suggests that interviews are a critical tool for practitioners to improve their chances of success. The median days to allowance is 1136.

The 32.4% interview lift is one of the most significant factors for applications in Art Unit 3628. It provides a major boost to the 32.6% allowance rate. Practitioners should prioritize direct engagement to navigate the 1136-day median pendency. Across 264 resolved cases, the examiner has shown that verbal advocacy is highly effective in Tech Center 3600. Strategy should center on using the 32.4% lift to overcome the 32.6% baseline grant probability.

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

Performance Statistics

32.6%
Allow Rate
-19.4% vs TC avg
316
Total Applications
+32.4%
Interview Lift
1136
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 264 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

40.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
34.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18822542 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18894802 APPLICATION RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19083035 CONSUMABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONSUMABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18920724 DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR AIRPLANE COMPONENT FAILURE PROGNOSTIC FULL CYCLE AUTOMATION Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18785960 SERVICE INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18042447 Systems and Methods for Optimizing Water System Management by Calculating the Marginal Attributes of Water Delivered at Specific Locations and Times Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18843498 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18989668 GENERATION OF PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18601264 Location-Based Conference Room Recommendation Final Rejection Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18235580 IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD SAFETY IN AN ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Target Brands, Inc.
18788449 MANAGING PLANS FOR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS USING REPRESENTATIONS OF INFERENCE MODEL PREDICTIONS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18953211 DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF ORDER SYSTEMS Final Rejection CFPH, LLC
18982207 API FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF APPLICATION INTERACTION Non-Final OA DOORDASH, INC.
18407767 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION USING GAMIFICATION Non-Final OA IoTecha Corp.

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