Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SWEENEY, BRIAN P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3667 3668

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brian P Sweeney serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3667. Across 789 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 93.4 percent. This 93.4 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants, with the majority of cases resulting in a grant. The volume of 789 cases confirms that this is a consistent and predictable docket for those in Art Unit 3667.

The interview lift is 7.6 percent. This 7.6 percent lift provides a benefit to the already high base rate. The median days to allowance is 720, indicating an efficient prosecution timeline. With 789 resolved cases, these metrics are statistically robust. Practitioners can expect a high probability of success and a relatively fast path to allowance. While the 7.6 percent lift is modest, the 93.4 percent allowance rate and 720-day median make this an efficient docket for applicants. Strategy should focus on maintaining this efficiency through the grant process.

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

Performance Statistics

93.4%
Allow Rate
+41.4% vs TC avg
802
Total Applications
+7.6%
Interview Lift
720
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 789 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
20.0%
§103 Obviousness
34.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19169208 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING LANE-CHANGE DISTURBANCE BASED ON COOPERATIVE MANEUVERING Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
19253605 SENSOR FUSION FOR OBJECT DETECTION Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
19257505 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18933083 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAFETY INFORMATION Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
19278420 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SOFT-BODIED AERIAL ROBOT FOR COLLISION RESILIENCE AND CONTACT-REACTIVE PERCHING Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

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