Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SULLIVAN, JESSICA E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3687

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jessica E. Sullivan works within Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3627. The examiner has managed 117 resolved cases in this unit. An allowance rate of 15.4 percent indicates the share of cases that result in a patent. Practitioners can use the 23.2 percent interview lift to assess the impact of a meeting. This lift shows that the probability of allowance is higher when an interview occurs. The 23.2 percent figure is a comparison to the baseline allowance rate of 15.4 percent.

The median time to allowance is 1203 days. This 1203-day duration represents the time required to reach an allowance. Art Unit 3627 is the specific group where these 117 resolved cases were examined. Tech Center 3600 is the administrative division for this examiner. Practitioners can use these metrics to plan for the duration of the prosecution process. The data indicates the frequency of grants and the impact of direct communication with the examiner during the application cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

16.1%
Allow Rate
-35.9% vs TC avg
146
Total Applications
+22.3%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
39.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17960769 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRESENTING DESTINATION FOR ITEM DELIVERY Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18899491 MEAL SUGGESTION DEVICE, MEAL SUGGESTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18020824 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, POSITION INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17823281 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18495783 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18989981 DETECTION OF BAGGED ITEMS AT A CHECKOUT STATION Non-Final OA Zebra Technologies Corporation
19098767 Artificial Intelligence Agent Using a Machine-Learning Model and Reinforcement Learning Model to Guide Picking Process Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
17621356 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING PAYMENT DATA BETWEEN A CASH REGISTER AND A DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS Final Rejection BANKS AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
17971088 DETERMINING HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION OF RETURNED INVENTORY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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