Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, CHENECA

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2192

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
473
Total Applications
+47.1%
Interview Lift
1351
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 448 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18128731 CODE-SIGN CHAIN OF CUSTODY (CSCC) Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18553963 CLOUD SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING SOFTWARE IMAGE OF ROBOT IN CLOUD SERVER Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18910104 SOFTWARE UPDATE APPARATUS, UPDATE CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING UPDATE CONTROL PROGRAM, SERVER, OTA MASTER, AND CENTER Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18405439 INTELLIGENT OVER-THE-AIR UPDATE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18471347 Bootloader for Device Firmware Upgrade Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18236288 PROPAGATING AUTHORED PACKAGES TO ASSET MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS Non-Final OA MAINTAINX INC.
18244437 PIPELINE MANAGEMENT TOOL Final Rejection PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17758516 SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING A MEDICAL FLUID TO A PATIENT Non-Final OA Fresenius Vial SAS
18353348 TAILORED RECOMMENDATION OF SOFTWARE UPDATES TO NETWORK ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
17985458 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED MODERNIZATION OF APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
18295203 Time-Coordinated Boot Load Firmware for Real-Time Platform Performance Tuning Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18330506 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS LTD.
17166479 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED SENSOR MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN A SYSTEM-ON-CHIP Final Rejection Ampere Computing LLC
18220470 CPLD FIRMWARE OVER THE AIR UPDATES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Apollo Autonomous Driving USA LLC
18161630 CLOUD APPLICATION ENGINE DEPLOYMENT METHOD FOR SHIELDING WEB FRAMEWORK FROM USERS AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Final Rejection Nanjing Xiyin Ecommerce Co., Ltd.

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