Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3625 3661

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

Stephen S Swartz serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3623. Across 544 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 31.4 percent. This 31.4 percent rate indicates a challenging docket where the majority of applications do not reach allowance. The 544 resolved cases provide a statistical basis for this trend, suggesting a consistent level of difficulty for applicants in this art unit.

The interview lift is 25.7 percent. This 25.7 percent lift is a significant increase over the base allowance rate. This suggests that interviews are a key strategy for improving the odds of success. The median days to allowance is 1574, reflecting the prosecution timeline for granted cases. With 544 resolved cases, these metrics show a consistent pattern of difficulty. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to capitalize on the 25.7 percent lift and mitigate the challenges of the 31.4 percent allowance rate and 1574-day timeline.

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
590
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1573
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 545 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18529650 DISTRIBUTION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS BASED ON LOAD Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18808978 AI-ASSISTED SYSTEM FOR USER TRAINING AND FLOW QUERY Non-Final OA WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
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
18817055 COMPREHENSIVE SITE TIMELINE WITH OVERLAY OF INSTALL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18535720 AUTOMATED COSTING OF INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS OF A CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT IN A REFINERY Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18813182 Scheduling System Maintenance Operations In A Cloud Environment Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
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
18047421 SEGMENT SIZE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.
19319521 Systems and Methods for Augmented Reality Guided Labor Services Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18932309 A SELF-LEARNING APPARATUS TO DETECT POSSIBLE FINANCIAL FRAUD BEHAVIOR WITHIN A PAYMENT PROCESSOR Final Rejection eBay 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
17401768 SCREEN SHARE FEATURE FOR ONLINE MEETINGS Non-Final OA Citrix Systems, Inc.
18946713 PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING PROXIMITY-BASED ASSOCIATION Non-Final OA Finning International Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month