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Last updated: October 27, 2026

William D Titcomb, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TITCOMB, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2124 2126 2141 2171 2174 2178

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

TITCOMB, WILLIAM D. works in USPTO tech center 2100 and art unit 2124. The record covers 643 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 83.7% and a median of 966 days to allowance. The interview lift is 13.5%, showing a positive association that is smaller than the overall allowance result. The profile provides a substantial basis for evaluating likely prosecution conditions.

Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. are the leading companies. The firms most often listed are YHE Law LLP - Apple, Foley & Lardner LLP, and JCIPRNET. Practitioners handling consumer electronics and software-related applications can use the profile to inform claim strategy, interview planning, and expectations about prosecution duration.

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

Performance Statistics

83.7%
Allow Rate
+28.7% vs TC avg
660
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
966
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.1%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18923070 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT EMITTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18898441 USER INTERFACES INTEGRATING HARDWARE BUTTONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18744593 UNLOCKING A DEVICE BY PERFORMING GESTURES ON AN UNLOCK IMAGE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18840872 INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18947014 COMPUTER, OPERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPERATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18912063 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18779530 CLASSIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18813265 COLLECTION OF RADAR DATA FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION TRAINING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18647261 USING NEURAL NETWORKS FOR 3D SURFACE STRUCTURE ESTIMATION BASED ON REAL-WORLD DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18903274 DESIGN DOCUMENT GENERATION FROM TEXT Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William D Titcomb's allowance rate?

83.7% of resolved applications examined by William D Titcomb were allowed (643 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 2124 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William D Titcomb?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William D Titcomb take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William D Titcomb took 966 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William D Titcomb work in?

William D Titcomb examines applications in Art Unit 2124 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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