Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TALLMAN, BRIAN A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 24% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

23.7%
Allow Rate
-28.3% vs TC avg
336
Total Applications
+38.8%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 308 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18873369 TICKET CHECKING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18721242 PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18591199 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19152997 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PLANNING AND MONITORING A COLD CHAIN Non-Final OA REP IP AG
18956426 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PACKING ITEMS Non-Final OA United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
18591159 ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD REDUCING SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD REDUCING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18623908 CONSUMABLE AUTOMATIC DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT ENABLES PROPER USE OF CONSUMABLE AUTOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18710154 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19106232 PRINTING DEVICE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, PRINTING DEVICE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, PRINTING DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PRINTING DEVICE Non-Final OA MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18502587 INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18646134 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING A ROUTE USING OPERATOR SAFETY SCORES AND IDENTIFIED HAZARDOUS ZONES AS FACTORS Final Rejection Geotab Inc.
18991147 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO GRADE FOR MIXED IRON SCRAP Final Rejection DaehanSteel
18872003 Secure Access to a Location Final Rejection Glue AB
18953076 REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC-LIGHT PATTERNS Non-Final OA Lyt, Inc.
18916622 System and Method for Real-Time Traffic Management Final Rejection Lyt, Inc.
18890734 CONTACTLESS CHARGING DEVICE AND CONTACTLESS CHARGING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Korea Railroad Research Institute
18712824 A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE WIRELESS LOGGER DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME SHIPMENT Non-Final OA CONTROLANT HF.
18689912 METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOGISTICS ROUTING NETWORK, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING JINGDONG ZHENSHI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17580102 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY OBTAINING AND PROCESSING LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS Non-Final OA Hubtek

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