Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3625 3683

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alan Torrico-Lopez is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, Art Unit 3623. The examiner has 361 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 29.1 percent and an interview lift of 37.8 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1361.

The 37.8 percent interview lift is a significant figure when compared to the 29.1 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 1361 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 3623. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 361 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 29.1 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 37.8 percent lift and the Tech Center 3600 environment are factors for prosecution strategy. These data points help in setting expectations for clients.

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

Performance Statistics

29.1%
Allow Rate
-22.9% vs TC avg
405
Total Applications
+37.8%
Interview Lift
1361
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 361 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

41.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
34.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18806078 Meeting Proposal Generator Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19007048 SYNCHRONIZATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND OCCUPANT ACTIVITY Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18802269 DETERMINING A FULFILLMENT LOCATION FOR AN EXPEDITED PACKAGE REQUEST Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18792023 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ANALYTICS AND ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS THEREOF TO PAYMENT FACILITATORS AND SUB-MERCHANTS Final Rejection Worldpay, LLC
18881123 STAY POI ESTIMATION DEVICE Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18452998 OPTIMIZATION OF CLEANING FLEET BY CAPTURING REAL-TIME SOIL LOSS INFORMATION FROM PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19043894 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING HOME RULE DATA TO GENERATE AND PRESENT A PREDICTED HOME MODIFICATION Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18971177 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND TASK ASSIGNMENT CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
19065589 ADAPTIVE WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT FOR DYNAMIC TASK ORCHESTRATION USING MULTI-AGENT COLLABORATION Final Rejection Raytheon Company
18343560 CHANGE LOG PROCESSING FOR CHAINED WORKFLOWS Non-Final OA Raven Industries, Inc.
18949196 SYSTEMS FOR CYBER-PHYSICAL PASSPORTS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18610822 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN CANDIDATE SELECTION Final Rejection Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
18772957 COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUP IDENTIFICATION AND CONTENT DELIVERY Non-Final OA Yahoo Ad Tech LLC
18797560 RESIDUAL PULSE COST CALCULATION METHOD AND PROCESSOR Final Rejection Gigaphoton Inc.
18207769 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETING DIGITAL CONTENT AT PRODUCT TERMINALS USING REFERENCE DATA Final Rejection NewsBreak Media Networks, Inc.

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