Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WALKER, MICHAEL JARED

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3687

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.5%
Allow Rate
+4.5% vs TC avg
302
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
957
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 271 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
28.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18315363 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MACHINE VISION IN DISTRIBUTION FACILITY OPERATIONS AND TRACKING DISTRIBUTION ITEMS Non-Final OA United States Postal Service
18278101 INFERENCE DEVICE, INFERENCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18021742 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17694676 SERVER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD
18226502 TRANSFORMING TABLES IN DOCUMENTS INTO KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18500307 STORE SYSTEM, SERVER, AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18349021 MERCHANDISE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MERCHANDISE DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18340427 CHECKOUT DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18278987 EVOLUTIONAL DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18382908 STANDARDIZED EVENT HANDLING FOR SENSOR INSTALLATIONS Non-Final OA SAP SE
19041959 Secure Environment Public Register (SEPR) Non-Final OA P4 X Group, Inc.
19041957 Secure Environment Public Register (SEPR) Non-Final OA P4 X Group, Inc.
17660224 INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING DIVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18639588 IMAGE ANALYSIS METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS Non-Final OA Digimarc Corporation
18263413 ARTICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD, SERVER, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection BANDAI CO., LTD.
18575432 METHOD OF GUIDING A PERSON TO PRODUCTS Final Rejection VusionGroup GmbH
18610469 INVENTORY TARGET-BASED PRODUCT RESTOCK METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection SHENZHEN MEIYUNJI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.
18662452 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MACHINE LEARNING TO PROVIDE FORECASTING FOR MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING AND INVENTORY CONTROLS Final Rejection Epicor Software Corporation
18339793 DRAWER CONTROL APPARATUS, DRAWER CONTROL METHOD, AND DRAWER CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.
18481538 RETAILER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Auto Buffy Inc.
18454533 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED EXCEPTION HANDLING BY A PAYMENT PLATFORM Final Rejection Global Holdings LLC

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