Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WALSH, EMMETT K

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2896 3626 3628 3687

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.7%
Allow Rate
+0.7% vs TC avg
514
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
1162
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 463 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18494566 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AGGREGATED HOUSING DATA TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED HOME IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18658828 USER INTERFACES FOR DYNAMIC NAVIGATION ROUTES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18577739 METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR EXPLAINING MODEL AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18805510 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19234737 SHARING SYSTEM Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
19174401 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH SERVICE DELIVERY PROGRAM STORED THEREON Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19208572 Calculation system for calculating quantities of materials required for repairing returned products Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18351968 EVENT FILTERING AND CLASSIFICATION USING COMPOSITE EVENTS Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18683541 ENHANCEMENT OF TRAINING NODE SELECTION FOR TRUSTWORTHY FEDERATED LEARNING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19250792 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18964712 VEHICLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19272277 METHOD OF PERFORMING MOBILITY SHARING BASED ON DISINFECTION INFORMATION AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19229170 LOCATION ACCURACY SYSTEM Final Rejection Uber Technologies, Inc.
18745893 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A FRAMEWORK FOR CYBER RISK LOSS DISTRIBUTION OF CLIENT-SERVER NETWORKS INCLUDING A BOND PERCOLATION MODEL Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18505098 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING A CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL SIGN FOR DISPLAY IN A TENANT SPACE OF A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING THAT INCLUDES ENERGY CONSUMPTION INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARTICULAR TENANT SPACE Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18677770 PREDICTING USER LOCATION DURING AN ATTENDED DELIVERY USING A MACHINE LEARNED MODEL Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18973485 STOCHASTIC RANK BOOST FACTORS TO OPTIMIZE ENGAGEMENT AND REVENUE Final Rejection ROKU, INC.
19281901 UAV DELIVERY METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Shenzhen Meituan Low Altitude Logistics Technology Co., Ltd.
18658255 SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES FOR ITEM DELIVERY Final Rejection United States Postal Service
18679000 ANGLE BASED CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION FOR A NEURAL NETWORK USING CONDITIONALLY INFORMED PROBABILITY CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18564613 AUTOMATED CRISIS SIMULATION FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING (BCP) Final Rejection RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.

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