Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Maria Victoria Vanderhorst, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3682 3688

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA has resolved 586 cases in technology center 3600 and art unit 3621. The allowance rate is 48.1%, and the median time to allowance is 1411 days. Interviews are associated with a 37.8% lift in the allowance rate. The combination of a substantial record and a sizable interview figure makes interview planning a notable prosecution consideration.

NEC Corporation, Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, and Apple Inc. are the listed leading companies. Holland & Hart LLP, HULSEY PC, and Kim & Stewart LLP- Toshiba are the listed leading firms. Practitioners can use the recurring company and firm activity to anticipate the types of applicant-side participants appearing in this docket, while preserving attention to the reported median timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-3.9% vs TC avg
635
Total Applications
+37.8%
Interview Lift
1411
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 586 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18773789 DELIVERY INFORMATION PROVISION SERVER INCLUDING CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE SPECIFIC PIECE OF DELIVERY INFORMATION AND TRANSMIT THE SAME TO PRINTER Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19201715 USER INTERFACES FOR TRANSFERS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17845855 REACH AND FREQUENCY PREDICTION FOR DIGITAL COMPONENT TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Google LLC
19164313 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRODUCT ADVERTISEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18881362 ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18724233 STORE EXITING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, STORE EXITING MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18896395 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
19016137 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO USE CLIENT-SERVER COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS INTERNET DOMAINS TO DETERMINE DISTRIBUTED DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS Non-Final OA The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18849910 METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL KEYBOARD SERVICE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Final Rejection SK Planet Co., Ltd.
18779634 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TRAVEL-RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DATA Final Rejection Yahoo Assets LLC
19081572 FUNDING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT AS PART OF A FINANCIAL ACCOUNT REWARDS PROGRAM Final Rejection IGT

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maria Victoria Vanderhorst's allowance rate?

48.1% of resolved applications examined by Maria Victoria Vanderhorst were allowed (586 resolved cases), compared with 25.4% across Art Unit 3621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maria Victoria Vanderhorst?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maria Victoria Vanderhorst take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maria Victoria Vanderhorst took 1,411 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maria Victoria Vanderhorst work in?

Maria Victoria Vanderhorst examines applications in Art Unit 3621 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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