Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WALSH, DANIEL I

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2876 2887

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
861
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1135
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 795 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
0.5%
§102 Novelty
90.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17685800 TAP TO COPY DATA TO CLIPBOARD VIA NFC Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18891909 TRANSACTION INSTRUMENT WITH FEATURES FOR DESTRUCTION AND DISPOSAL Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
17672263 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GUIDED LOCK-TAG-TRY PROCESS Final Rejection Columbia Insurance Company
17768093 SERVER APPARATUS, PURCHASE MANAGEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18362085 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC SWITCHING BETWEEN BATTERIES IN A DUAL BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
12640584 ELECTRONIC MAGNETIC RECORDED MEDIA EMULATORS IN MAGNETIC CARD DEVICES Non-Final OA DYNAMICS INC.
12339071 CARDS AND DEVICES WITH MAGNETIC EMULATORS AND MAGNETIC READ-HEAD DETECTORS Non-Final OA DYNAMICS INC.
12339061 PAYMENT CARDS AND DEVICES WITH ENHANCED MAGNETIC EMULATORS Non-Final OA DYNAMICS INC.
12339094 CARDS AND DEVICES WITH MAGNETIC EMULATORS AND MAGNETIC READER READ-HEAD DETECTORS Non-Final OA DYNAMICS INC.
12339066 CARDS WITH SERIAL MAGNETIC EMULATORS Non-Final OA DYNAMICS INC.
17969261 Memory Card and Terminal Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19174842 RFID TAG COMPONENT AND TOOL INCLUDING RFID TAG COMPONENT Final Rejection SHUYOU (SHANGHAI)TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17555689 IDENTIFYING ALTERNATIVE SET OF DIGITAL ID DOCUMENTS USED TO VERIFY USER MEETS ID REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY OR EVENT Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
19017214 System and Method of Controlling Lifecycles of Ambient Electromagnetic Power Harvesting Chips Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18670834 COIL ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, COIL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18866826 SYSTEM FOR LINKING DIGITAL CONTENT WITH PHYSICAL BOOKS Final Rejection TUK ApS
17963981 OPTICAL EMITTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18783477 DEVICE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection S.C.R. (ENGINEERS) LIMITED
17505668 Sensor Array Non-Final OA Leuze electronic GmbH + Co. KG
17633515 ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL DATA Non-Final OA Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.
18061263 APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PARALLEL WIRLESS SCANNING Final Rejection Intermec, Inc.
16696614 EMULATED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION Final Rejection Varia Holdings LLC

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