Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ST CYR, DANIEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2876

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
1435
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1390 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
32.0%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19278915 SMART CARD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18222320 FULLY AUTOMATED SELF-SERVICE STORE Non-Final OA Symbotic, LLC
19238749 MULTI-ANTENNA TUNED WEARABLE ARTICLE Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
19203665 DETERMINING SPECIFIC TERMS FOR CONTACTLESS CARD ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18777713 TECHNIQUES TO DETECT AND PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF AN EVENT ON A CONTACTLESS CARD Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18940514 GAME TABLE READING SYSTEM Final Rejection ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
19080099 MULTI-MATERIAL CARDS WITH ANTENNAS Non-Final OA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18379971 OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19199040 Data Capture Device Non-Final OA Zebra Technologies Corporation
19185172 CARDS, DEVICES, EMV CONTACTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CARDS, DEVICES AND EMV CONTACTS Non-Final OA Dynamics Inc.
18935961 SURGICAL CANNULAS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING SURGICAL CANNULAS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19228570 DETECTING EQUIPMENT STATE VIA TAG-READER MODULATIONS Non-Final OA United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.
19005273 RIGID TRANSACTION CARD Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18898432 DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18778947 PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18471930 Erbium-Doped Optical Fiber Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18918638 METHOD FOR DETECTING EXTERNAL LIGHT WITHIN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
19249477 ACTIVATING A SMART LABEL DURING ENCODING PROCEDURE Non-Final OA ROAMBEE Corporation
18627770 POINT OF SALE SYSTEM TRANSACTION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
19240130 CROSSWIND SPEED MEASUREMENT BY OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF SCINTILLATION Non-Final OA Torrey Pines Logic, Inc.
19030155 MEDICAL CABINET COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS Final Rejection Wavemark, Inc.
19217925 COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO SENSE ONE OR MORE BIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A USER Final Rejection BIOSONICS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
19201970 METHOD FOR MONITORING CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA Spriv LLC
19078122 Method For The Activation, Securing, And Use Of Gift Cards Utilizing Authentication Methods Generated By Live Data In Real Time Non-Final OA International Marketing & Consulting, Inc.
18746916 METHOD FOR READING A MARKING, AND WORKPIECE Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19032668 Easily Attachable RFID Tag and Method of Making the Same Final Rejection A-1 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC.
18186413 Optical Device and Method of Manufacture Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18994279 PHARMACY-TRANSACTION APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA MEGA PHARM LIMITED
18036420 DYNAMIC GAIN EQUALIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR USE IN EDFA MODULES Non-Final OA Molex, LLC
18493593 JOINT BACKSCATTER SUPPRESSION AND POLARIZATION TRACKING Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

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