Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Molly Clarke Sippel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SIPPEL, MOLLY CLARKE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2122 2126 2128 4100

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

SIPPEL, MOLLY CLARKE is associated with Tech Center 4100 and art unit 2122. The record includes 28 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 50.0%. Interview activity shows a 25.7% lift, while the median time to allowance is 1398 days. Because the resolved-case base is limited, the figures are best used as an early directional reference rather than a settled prosecution pattern.

The listed companies are Robert Bosch GmbH, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Capital One Services LLC. The listed firms are DORITY & MANNING, P.A., FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and Invoke. Applicants can use these names to understand the profile’s represented portfolio, while maintaining flexible claim and interview strategies as more examination history becomes available.

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

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1398
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
29.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18639937 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE-AWARE PRUNING OF CONFORMER NETWORKS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18635391 System And Method For Dynamic Hyperparameter Optimization For Large Language Models Using (Few-Shot) Reinforcement Learning Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18216982 FEDERATED LEARNING WITH MODEL DIVERSITY Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18217006 FEDERATED LEARNING WITH MODEL DIVERSITY AND BACKUP IN CASE OF DISCONNECTED CLIENT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18175936 Deep Learning Training Method for Computing Device and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17520197 DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULARIZATION OF A BINARY NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18597648 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA LEARNING SYSTEM BASED ON A SECURED MODELING EXCHANGE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18176037 TRANSFORMER NETWORK WITH NORMALIZATION INCLUDING SCALING PARAMETER Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18810694 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Molly Clarke Sippel's allowance rate?

50.0% of resolved applications examined by Molly Clarke Sippel were allowed (28 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Molly Clarke Sippel?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Molly Clarke Sippel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Molly Clarke Sippel took 1,398 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Molly Clarke Sippel work in?

Molly Clarke Sippel examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 4100.

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