Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Stephen S Swartz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3625 3661

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

SWARTZ, STEPHEN S is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and art unit 3623. The data covers 548 resolved cases, with a 31.6% allowance rate and a 26.2% interview lift. The median days to allowance is 1567. The allowance figure and extended median timeline indicate that applicants should prepare for substantive prosecution and plan budgets and continuation decisions accordingly.

The profile names Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Skyscanner Limited, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as leading companies. The listed firms are Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia), Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville, and Foley & Lardner LLP. Their presence gives practitioners concrete reference points for subject-matter and representation experience associated with this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

31.6%
Allow Rate
-20.4% vs TC avg
595
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1567
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 548 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
55.9%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19172302 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18734458 WORK RECOGNITION SYSTEM, WORK RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18389343 CONTRIBUTION DEGREE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, CONTRIBUTION DEGREE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17827392 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAMPAIGN MAPPING FOR TOTAL AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18535720 AUTOMATED COSTING OF INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS OF A CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT IN A REFINERY Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19145377 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18421951 AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A WORKFLOW USING RESPONSES TO AI-GENERATED INQUIRIES AS INPUTS TO A GENERATIVE AI MODEL Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18298478 Real-Time, Context-Aware Resource Delivery for Enterprise Applications Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17494206 COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR OVER TIME ANALYTICS USING GRAPH INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17984778 Exploratory Orchestration of Mixed Methodology Incident Remediation Workflows Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19319521 Systems and Methods for Augmented Reality Guided Labor Services Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18047421 SEGMENT SIZE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.
16719410 LOCATION BASED LIGHTING EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18785504 CLAMP MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERROR PROOFING HOSE CLAMP INSTALLATION Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Stephen S Swartz's allowance rate?

31.6% of resolved applications examined by Stephen S Swartz were allowed (548 resolved cases), compared with 24.1% across Art Unit 3623 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Stephen S Swartz?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Stephen S Swartz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Stephen S Swartz took 1,567 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Stephen S Swartz work in?

Stephen S Swartz examines applications in Art Unit 3623 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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