Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2122 2192 4100

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Geoffrey R. St Leger serves in Art Unit 2122 within Tech Center 4100. He has overseen 664 resolved cases, achieving an allowance rate of 82.8%. This 82.8% rate points to a favorable outlook for most applicants in Art Unit 2122. The high volume of 664 cases provides a strong statistical basis for these observations.

The median time to secure an allowance is 954 days. The data shows an interview lift of 20.8%, suggesting that direct engagement with the examiner is an effective way to further increase the probability of an allowance. The 954 day timeline is a key metric for planning prosecution in Tech Center 4100. With 664 resolved cases, the examiner's record highlights the benefits of utilizing interviews, which offer a 20.8% lift. Practitioners can use these figures to set expectations and refine their strategies for applications under his review.

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

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
680
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 664 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18829994 DATA STORAGE DEVICE, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18814953 ACCUMULATED DATA TRANSFER AMOUNT ACCESS Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18911255 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, APPLICATION GENERATION SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18802231 Microservice Creation Method and Related Device Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18813648 ORCHESTRATION OF COMPUTATIONS USING A REMOTE REPOSITORY Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18158189 Resolving Software Errors Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18690399 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND OPTIMIZING TEST CASES FOR AN ENGINEERING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18591528 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATION HISTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18910786 Source code conversion from an original computer programming language to a target programming language Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18789599 FIRMWARE-OVER-THE-AIR (FOTA) UPDATE FOR WIRELESS DEVICES IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) NETWORK Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18792615 ASSET SAFETY DATA MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18888071 Chaos Testing Prioritization Via Smart Weights Inference Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18913809 AUTOMATION OBJECTS FOR INTEGRATED DESIGN ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

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