Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: UTAMA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.1%
Allow Rate
-9.9% vs TC avg
857
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1292
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 803 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
37.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17843685 MODIFYING WORD STRUCTURE BASED ON READING COMPREHENSION LEVELS USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Truist Bank
17797617 STRESS ANALYSIS APPARATUS, STRESS ANALYSIS METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18451798 ADAPTIVE WORKOUT PLAN CREATION AND PERSONALIZED FITNESS COACHING BASED ON BIOSIGNALS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18773516 INTERACTION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18842266 Providing Learning Content Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18510861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANIMAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND/OR WELLNESS RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18140847 FEEDBACK FROM A WELDING TORCH OF A WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18576938 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TROCAR SIMULATION WITH ADMITTANCE HAPTIC FEEDBACK Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17924192 PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO DEVICE USERS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18281337 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING SURGICAL SKILL Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
19010525 AI-BASED METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ERROR CAUSE, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Shanghai Squirrel Cloud Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
16699034 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING ASSESSMENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC LEARNING SYSTEM Final Rejection D2L Corporation
18659146 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18595608 ILLUMINATED ANATOMICAL MODELS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18613589 Electromechanical System and Method to Proctor Online Examinations Non-Final OA Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit
18887482 Method and System for Generating Solution Explanations for Learning Problems Non-Final OA MATA EDU, INC.
18469716 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING AN OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE AUTOMATED TOOLS WITHIN A NUCLEAR FACILITY Non-Final OA ATS Corporation
18706167 Remote Control Of Three-Dimensional Object Projection In A Networked Learning Environment Non-Final OA Saras-3D, Inc.
18724502 A VISUAL TARGET ASSISTED WORKOUT DEVICE Non-Final OA HYPERLAB SPORTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
18746652 ACUPUNCTURE POINT SIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME IN EDUCATION TRAINING AND EVALUATION EXAMINATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN MEDICAL FOUNDATION CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL
18090649 COLLECTION OF CONTEXT INFORMATION FOR QUESTIONING Final Rejection Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18271070 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING INFORMATION ABOUT GOLF SWING, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA MOAIS, INC.
18657804 TRAINING SYSTEM - MODULAR AND ADJUSTABLE SHOOT HOUSE Final Rejection N.D.N. Investments Ltd.
18647259 SURGICAL TRAINING MODEL Non-Final OA FUSETEC 3D PTY LTD
18702093 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING WORKOUT GUIDE VIDEO Non-Final OA DRAX INC.
18192418 AUGMENTED REALITY HOIST TRAINING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CAE Inc.
18179619 ADAPTIVE LEARNING IN A DIVERSE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM Non-Final OA CAE Inc.
18589679 AI-GENERATED ESSAY FEEDBACK FOR ASSISTING TUTORS Non-Final OA Paper Education Company Inc.
18410159 MODELING THE HYDROPHILIC SURFACE OF THE EYE IN A SURGICAL EYE MODEL Non-Final OA Bioniko Consulting, LLC
18455597 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COACHING BASED ON NUTRITION Final Rejection MYFITNESSPAL, INC.

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