Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

John Alexander Tweel Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2612 2685 2687 2689 3614 3645 4100

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

John Alexander Tweel Jr. is a highly active examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2612, with 1467 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 82.7 percent is notably high, suggesting an efficient path to grant for many applicants. The median time to allowance is 700 days, which indicates a relatively fast prosecution cycle compared to other examiners with longer pendency periods. This speed is a significant advantage for applicants in fast-moving technology sectors.

While the interview lift of 10.2 percent shows a positive impact from direct consultation, the 82.7 percent base allowance rate suggests that many applications succeed through written prosecution alone. Skybell Technologies Ip LLC and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are among the top companies appearing before him. Firms such as Gallium Law and Barron & Young PLLC benefit from this combination of high success rates and rapid resolution times, typically concluding within the 700-day median window.

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

Performance Statistics

82.7%
Allow Rate
+22.7% vs TC avg
1,494
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
700
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19255179 METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HAPTIC SERVICE BASED ON HAPTIC CONTENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18618057 Method for Generating an Enriched Alarm Message Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
19216338 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATION Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
19256772 PREDICTING FIRE SPREAD IN A FACILITY Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18675716 Lawful Intercept (LI) for Vehicles Using Cameras Installed/Mounted on Connected and/or Autonomous Vehicles Using Their any G (2G/3G/4G/5G) Connectivity Non-Final OA Parallel Wireless, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John Alexander Tweel Jr.'s allowance rate?

82.7% of resolved applications examined by John Alexander Tweel Jr. were allowed (1,467 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John Alexander Tweel Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John Alexander Tweel Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John Alexander Tweel Jr. took 700 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John Alexander Tweel Jr. work in?

John Alexander Tweel Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 4100.

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