Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3625 3661

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

31.4%
Allow Rate
-20.6% vs TC avg
586
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1575
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 539 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18245172 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING QUEUING SOLUTION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18817055 COMPREHENSIVE SITE TIMELINE WITH OVERLAY OF INSTALL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18389343 CONTRIBUTION DEGREE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, CONTRIBUTION DEGREE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18813182 Scheduling System Maintenance Operations In A Cloud Environment Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
17827392 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAMPAIGN MAPPING FOR TOTAL AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
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
18902378 NETWORK SYSTEM TO DETERMINE A ROUTE BASED ON TIMING DATA Non-Final OA Uber Technologies, Inc.
18535060 INTELLIGENT RULE CONFIGURATION IN A COLLABORATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAP SE
17819827 INTELLIGENT SHELFWARE PREDICTION AND SYSTEM ADOPTION ASSISTANT Final Rejection SAP SE
18932309 A SELF-LEARNING APPARATUS TO DETECT POSSIBLE FINANCIAL FRAUD BEHAVIOR WITHIN A PAYMENT PROCESSOR Final Rejection eBay Inc.
18427910 PREDICTIVE WORKSPACE ORCHESTRATION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
16719410 LOCATION BASED LIGHTING EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA L'Oreal
19207543 HOW TO RECOMMEND DEPARTMENTS THROUGH PERSONAL COMPETENCY ANALYSIS Non-Final OA MAJOR MAP CO., LTD
18785504 CLAMP MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERROR PROOFING HOSE CLAMP INSTALLATION Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18626525 PREDICTING SAFETY INCIDENTS BASED UPON OBSERVATION AND PROJECT DATA Non-Final OA Insight Direct USA, Inc.
18158646 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIMEKEEPING AND SCHEDULING Final Rejection UKG Inc.

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