Examiner: THOMAS-HOMESCU, ANNE L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2656 2659

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anne L Thomas-Homescu is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2656. The examiner has an allowance rate of 76.9% based on 385 resolved cases. The median days to allowance is 955, which is a duration for prosecution in this tech center. These figures suggest a consistent environment for patent applicants.

The interview lift is 37.3%. This metric indicates that conducting an interview improves the probability of allowance compared to the 76.9% baseline. For practitioners, the 37.3% lift is a signal that the examiner is open to resolving issues through direct dialogue. Given the 955-day median pendency, an interview may be a way to expedite a grant. With 385 resolved cases, the data provides a foundation for this strategy. Applicants in Art Unit 2656 should consider an interview as a component of their prosecution plan to leverage this 37.3% increase in success.

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

Performance Statistics

76.9%

Allow Rate

+14.9% vs TC avg

399

Total Applications

+37.3%

Interview Lift

955

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 385 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.5%

§101 Eligibility

18.3%

§102 Novelty

53.3%

§103 Obviousness

7.2%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19070452	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING AND OPERATING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS USING CODEWORDS	Final Rejection	AtomBeam Technologies Inc.
19001064	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING TOPIC-BASED VERBAL INTERACTION WITH A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT	Non-Final OA	Adeia Guides Inc.
18878730	MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18610914	HETEROGENEOUS ANALYSIS OF COMMUNICATION RECORDS USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS	Final Rejection	Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18675664	MACHINE LEARNING MODEL ARCHITECTURE FOR SPEECH ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18990462	METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONVERSATION AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING THE CONVERSATION	Non-Final OA	NAVER CORPORATION
18940817	TOWARDS END-TO-END SPEECH-INPUT CONVERSATIONAL LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS	Non-Final OA	META PLATFORMS, INC.

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