Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ULLAH, ARIF

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3600 3625 3683

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.4%
Allow Rate
-5.6% vs TC avg
387
Total Applications
+37.7%
Interview Lift
1226
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 338 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

42.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18635163 OPERATION PLAN CREATION DEVICE, OPERATION PLAN CREATION METHOD, OPERATION PLAN CREATION PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN Final Rejection IHI Corporation
18978347 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18864486 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING RETAIL PRODUCT ALLOCATION AND RETAIL MARKET VARIATIONS BASED ON CUSTOMIZED INSIGHT Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18490648 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRODUCT ALLOCATION IN RESPONSE TO MARKET VARIATIONS Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
18467990 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM-SELLER RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSORTMENT GROWTH Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18103205 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTE OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
18251141 METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND PRESENTING AGGREGATED ASSET MODELS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18916482 SYSTEM FOR PLACING DRIVERS IN A PRIORITY QUEUE AND NAVIGATING THE DRIVERS TO FULFILL PASSENGER REQUESTS Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18866382 MAINTENANCE PLANNING SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE PLANNING METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18142077 Operation Plan Creation Device and Operation Plan Creation Method in Data Center Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18923922 OPERATOR FEEDBACK AND TRAINING FOR REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18756001 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18868033 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Mars, Incorporated
18227711 WEATHER FACTOR Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18619196 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18986239 INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION PROJECT ACCELERATION Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18868672 ORDER ASSIGNMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co., Ltd.
18156722 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR SHARING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
18491235 AUTOMATICALLY LEARNING PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS FOR MODEL OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Aible Inc.
18530092 Group-Based Electric Vehicle Charging Optimization Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Rainforest Automation, Inc.
17516039 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRAINT RULES BASED GROUPING OF ASSETS Non-Final OA Copperleaf Technologies Inc.
18224136 TOOLS FOR DATA COLLECTION Final Rejection Joseph A. Fioramonti JR.
18316989 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ENERGY PRODUCTION OF A SOLAR FARM Non-Final OA Vistra Zero LLC
17927918 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING FOOD AND BEVERAGE FLAVOR EXPERIENCES Non-Final OA Spicerr Ltd.

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