Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TANK, ANDREW L

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2141 2142 2144 2147 2165 2171 2173 2175 2179

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew L. Tank has resolved 557 cases in Art Unit 2141. The allowance rate is 68.8 percent, representing a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1413, indicating a longer prosecution timeline. This 1413-day figure is a primary benchmark in Tech Center 2100.

The interview lift of 29.9 percent is substantial. This suggests that an interview is a very effective tool for improving the 68.8 percent probability of an allowance. Practitioners should use direct engagement to navigate the 1413-day median. With 557 cases resolved, the 29.9 percent lift is a well-supported metric. Proactive communication is recommended to optimize the chances of a successful outcome. Direct engagement is a recommended strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
589
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1413
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 557 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.6%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18373874 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING HANDWRITING INPUT ON BASIS OF LEARNING, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18622524 USER INTERFACE FOR INITIATING A TELEPHONE CALL Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18285977 OPTIMIZING OFF-CHIP MEMORY ACCESSES ON A NEURAL NETWORK HARDWARE ACCELERATOR Non-Final OA Google LLC
18769763 HAND AND TOTEM INPUT FUSION FOR WEARABLE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18139685 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CANONICAL DATA MODELS Final Rejection JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18419130 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND AUDITING FAIRNESS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18377315 MULTI-OBJECTIVE AUTO TUNING FOR LAYER FUSION AND TENSOR TILING ON MULTI-LEVEL CACHE HIERARCHY Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18124134 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTING AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK GRAPH Non-Final OA APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
18474943 DIRECT FIXED POINT TO FIXED POINT DATA CONVERSION APPROXIMATING FLOATING POINT PRECISION IN HARDWARE ACCELERATOR Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18056412 MANIPULATION OF A PERSISTENT DISPLAY OF SHARED CONTENT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18187939 RULE VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18345016 CONFIGURING A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Lutron Technology Company LLC
18244776 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE AUTOMATED MODIFICATION OF TRANSFORMED DATA SETS Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18483348 SENSITIVITY SCORE FOR DRIFT DETECTION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17969676 DESIGNING A COMPUTING SERVICES ARCHITECTURE USING A TRAINED MODEL Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18068959 BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Technology Company
18015162 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCEPT DRIFT MITIGATION Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18213307 RANKING ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION IN A USER INTERFACE Final Rejection Roblox Corporation

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