Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2100 2123 2124 2129 2661

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

David Robert Vincent is an examiner in Art Unit 2100 within Tech Center 2600. The examiner has 726 resolved cases, which have resulted in an allowance rate of 80.4 percent. This rate indicates the recorded frequency of grants for applications assigned to this examiner. Practitioners can use the data to evaluate the probability of success for their cases in Art Unit 2100.

The median time to allowance for these applications is 1126 days. This pendency figure of 1126 days provides a specific timeline for applicants to consider during their portfolio planning. Understanding this median duration helps in managing the resources required for prosecution within Tech Center 2600.

The data also shows an interview lift of 4.0 percent. This lift indicates the change in the probability of success when an interview is conducted, compared to the baseline allowance rate of 80.4 percent. For the 726 resolved cases, the 4.0 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for practitioners. This information is for determining whether to request an interview during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+18.4% vs TC avg
744
Total Applications
+4.0%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 726 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17832086 METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18592377 ASSISTIVE GENERATIVE AI-BASED RESPONSES Non-Final OA Intuit, Inc.
18325629 Transforming Customer Content Data to Anonymized System Metadata via k-Aggregation Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17986973 CREATING DECISION OPTIMIZATION SPECIFICATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18368311 METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR TRACE-BASED TRANSFER LEARNING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18360483 Multi-Platform Machine Learning Systems Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18103100 FRAMEWORK AND METHODS OF DIVERSE EXPLORATION FOR FAST AND SAFE POLICY IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18209932 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL NETWORK STRUCTURE-LEVEL QUANTIZATION OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Black Sesame Technologies Inc.

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