Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WALKER, MICHAEL JARED

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627 3687

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.4%
Allow Rate
+4.4% vs TC avg
306
Total Applications
+30.7%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 273 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18021742 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17660224 INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING DIVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17694676 SERVER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD
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
18666441 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-SUPPORTED SETUP AND EXECUTION OF BACKORDER PROCESSING Non-Final OA SAP SE
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.
18232366 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A VISUAL TRIGGER FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT Non-Final OA Electronic Power Design, Inc.
18187940 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AND PROVIDING PRODUCT AVAILABILITY Non-Final OA YAHOO ASSETS LLC
18610469 INVENTORY TARGET-BASED PRODUCT RESTOCK METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection SHENZHEN MEIYUNJI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.
18480509 INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION DEVICE AND INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA DATA SYSTEMS CONSULTING 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.
18263413 ARTICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD, SERVER, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection BANDAI CO., LTD.
18454533 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED EXCEPTION HANDLING BY A PAYMENT PLATFORM Final Rejection Global Holdings LLC

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