Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SPOONER, LAMONT M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2174 2626 2657

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.6%

Allow Rate

+11.6% vs TC avg

630

Total Applications

+12.2%

Interview Lift

1239

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 613 resolved cases, 2023–2026

10.8%

§101 Eligibility

19.1%

§102 Novelty

52.1%

§103 Obviousness

11.4%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18607761	METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE BUILDING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PIPELINE	Final Rejection	General Electric Company
18908525	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A CUSTOMIZED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE	Non-Final OA	Walmart Apollo, LLC
18486441	CONVERSATIONAL DOCUMENT QUESTION ANSWERING	Non-Final OA	Oracle International Corporation
18926119	DEFINING INDICATORS OF MALICIOUS ACTIVITY BY A MACHINE LEARNED MODEL	Non-Final OA	CrowdStrike, Inc.

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