Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Chesiree A Walton, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WALTON, CHESIREE A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1758 3624

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Analysis

WALTON, CHESIREE A works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 1758. The record includes 228 resolved cases, with a 31.1% allowance rate and a median of 1201 days to allowance. The allowance rate indicates that fewer than half of the resolved matters reached allowance, while the median timing points to a prosecution process extending beyond three years.

The interview lift of 29.1% shows a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance. The leading companies are Robert Bosch GmbH, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Samsung Display Co., Ltd. The principal firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York. Applicants may want to combine early interviews with carefully staged claim amendments.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

31.1%
Allow Rate
-20.9% vs TC avg
288
Total Applications
+29.1%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 228 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18334178 TECHNIQUES FOR INSIGHT QUANTIZATION AND STATE CONTROL Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18725401 Identifying a Road Condition on the Basis of Measured Data from Inertial Sensors of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18494204 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL INERTIAL SENSOR AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18625599 MANUFACTURING SCHEDULING BASED ON REWARD REWEIGHTING Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18218873 Tiered Creative Micro-Community System Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
17665229 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DATA FLOW OPTIMIZATION VIA INTELLIGENT MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18400703 BACKUP POWER SUPPLY METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18718674 BATTERY STATE ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18758304 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR RULES-BASED MODELING OF ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA Fidelity Information Services, LLC
18730027 RETURN AREA PREDICTION DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
19250844 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED WORK INFORMATION Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
19389286 PROGRESS MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PROGRESS MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18595160 SIMILAR ITEM FORECASTING Final Rejection Target Brands, Inc.
18720026 DETERMINING NOZZLE FOR PESTICIDE AND/OR BIOSTIMULANT APPLICATION Non-Final OA Syngenta Crop Protection AG
17544077 ADJUSTING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS BASED ON SIMULATED FAIRNESS IMPACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18729193 System having a gas seal and method for operating the system Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18379765 DETERMINING CONFIGURABLE COMPONENT PARAMETERS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18545006 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SOIL PROPERTIES WITHIN A FIELD DURING AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATION Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18519993 METHODS, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR AUTOMATICALLY DESIGNING A WORKFLOW TO PERFORM A SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTION TASK Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18366738 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRAPOLATING FROM CRAWLED DATA TO GENERATE CLASSIFICATIONS Non-Final OA Acronis International GmbH
17237330 METHOD FOR HYBRID MACHINE LEARNING FOR SHRINK PREVENTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
18791704 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND DEFECT DETECTION METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chesiree A Walton's allowance rate?

31.1% of resolved applications examined by Chesiree A Walton were allowed (228 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 1758 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chesiree A Walton?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chesiree A Walton take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chesiree A Walton took 1,201 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chesiree A Walton work in?

Chesiree A Walton examines applications in Art Unit 1758 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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