Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2491 4100

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+17.1% vs TC avg
253
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1082
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 231 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
60.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387629 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROBUST PSEUDONYMIZATION THAT RETAINS DATA DIVERSITY Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18680072 DIFFERENTIAL PRIVACY WITH UILITY INDICATOR Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18027988 INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18529923 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING DATA PRIVACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
19046150 EFFICIENT INTERACTION PROCESSING USING SECRET Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18771871 Secure Identity Chaining between Components of Trusted Computing Base Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
19054594 PROACTIVELY TAKING ACTION RESPONSIVE TO EVENTS WITHIN A CLUSTER BASED ON A RANGE OF NORMAL BEHAVIOR LEARNED FOR VARIOUS USER ROLES Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
18924928 Secure Access to Applications by Support User Accounts Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18924918 Secure Access to Applications by Support User Accounts Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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