Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TITCOMB, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2115 2124 2126 2141 2171 2174 2178

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

William D. Titcomb is an examiner in Tech Center 2100, working in Art Unit 2115. He has 642 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 83.6 percent. This 83.6 percent allowance rate suggests that the examiner is receptive to the arguments and amendments presented by applicants. This figure serves as a benchmark for practitioners evaluating their chances of success.

The data also highlights the benefit of interviews, with an interview lift of 13.5 percent. This 13.5 percent lift indicates that a personal discussion with Titcomb can improve the chances of an application being allowed. Practitioners can use this figure to justify the utility of an interview as a way to move beyond the 83.6 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 966. This 966-day metric provides an expectation for the duration of the patent prosecution process in Art Unit 2115. With 642 resolved cases as a baseline, the median days and allowance rate offer a view of what to expect when working with Titcomb.

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

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+28.6% vs TC avg
647
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
966
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 642 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18744593 UNLOCKING A DEVICE BY PERFORMING GESTURES ON AN UNLOCK IMAGE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18947014 COMPUTER, OPERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPERATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18785557 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAINTAINING USER-SPECIFIC CONTEXT INFORMATION FOR CONVERSATIONAL INTERFACES FOR BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18912063 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18840872 INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18903274 DESIGN DOCUMENT GENERATION FROM TEXT Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.
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

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