Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WALKER, MICHAEL JARED

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2119 3627 3687

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
310
Total Applications
+31.6%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 285 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
30.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19183997 TOGGLING SWITCH STATE BASED ON DETECTED BEHAVIOR ASSOCIATED WITH COMPONENT Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18500307 STORE SYSTEM, SERVER, AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18340427 CHECKOUT DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18663634 METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AI/ML CAPABLE CLIENTS DURING FEDERATED LEARNING Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
19098812 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MERGING RETAIL PRODUCTS BETWEEN CONTAINERS TO OPTIMIZE STORING CAPACITY OF RETAIL STORAGE FACILITIES Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18774644 QUANTITY SENSING STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18436829 PROCESS MODEL CREATION SYSTEM, PROCESS MODEL CREATION METHOD AND PROCESS MODEL CREATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18368802 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HITACHI, Ltd.
18666441 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-SUPPORTED SETUP AND EXECUTION OF BACKORDER PROCESSING Non-Final OA SAP SE
18382908 STANDARDIZED EVENT HANDLING FOR SENSOR INSTALLATIONS Final Rejection SAP SE
17660224 INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING DIVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18662452 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MACHINE LEARNING TO PROVIDE FORECASTING FOR MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING AND INVENTORY CONTROLS Non-Final OA Epicor Software Corporation

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