Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WASAFF, JOHN S.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3626 3628 3629 3689 3742

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Analysis

John S. Wasaff, an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3626, has an allowance rate of 33.8 percent. This rate is based on 390 resolved cases. The 33.8 percent figure suggests a rigorous examination process where rejections or abandonments are more common than grants. Practitioners should prepare for a challenging prosecution when assigned to this unit.

Despite the lower allowance rate, the interview lift is substantial at 44.0 percent. This 44.0 percent lift suggests that an interview is a vital tool for practitioners. Engaging directly with the examiner may be the most effective way to bridge the gap between the 33.8 percent baseline and a successful grant. The 44.0 percent lift indicates that personal communication can clarify technical issues and resolve rejections.

The median days to allowance is 1293. This 1293-day duration provides a clear expectation for the time required to navigate the prosecution process to a successful conclusion. Applicants should plan for a 1293-day cycle while focusing on the 44.0 percent interview lift to improve their chances of success across the 390 cases resolved.

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

Performance Statistics

33.8%
Allow Rate
-36.2% vs TC avg
425
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1294
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 390 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18662015 CONTRACT ADVISOR Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18650749 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
18194887 BOREHOLE HOLDUP PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND PULSED NEUTRON LOGGING TOOL DATA Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18404337 DAMAGE DEGREE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR STEAM TURBINE HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPONENTS Final Rejection TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19032083 POINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, POINT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18675768 CAUSAL DISCOVERY USING KNOWLEDGE GRAPH LINK PREDICTION Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19055597 STORAGE MEDIUM STORING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18595977 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SERVICE RECOMMENDATION Non-Final OA Cummins Power Generation Inc.
18360140 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL NETWORK MULTIPLE TASK ADAPTATION Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17948129 NEURAL NETWORK TRAINING USING EXCHANGE DATA Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18840693 AUTOMATICALLY QUANTIFYING AN UNCERTAINTY OF A PREDICTION PROVIDED BY A TRAINED REGRESSION MODEL Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18631317 RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM TO REPLACE OR REPAIR AN EXISTING DEVICE TO IMPROVE A HOME SCORE Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18935512 Deep Learning and Language Model Enhanced System for Wind Turbine Monitoring Using DistributedFiber Optic Sensing (DL-LM-DFOS) Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18604023 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPLIT LEARNING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18374930 SYSTEM FOR MAPPING AND EXECUTING USAGE OF MULTIPLE SOURCE ELEMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF A RESOURCE REQUEST Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18648910 USER INTERFACE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERFACE FOR PREDICTIVE MODELS Non-Final OA Optum, Inc.
18589139 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DONOR SELECTION FOR SYNTHETIC CONTROL MODELS Non-Final OA Spotify AB
18769715 SERVICE CALL TOPIC PREDICTION Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18684558 METHOD FOR CONVERTING METROLOGY DATA Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18758683 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRUST INDICATORS Non-Final OA Actimize Ltd.

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