Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WATHEN, BRIAN W

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2151 2194 2198

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+29.0% vs TC avg
487
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 476 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
36.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17919173 AUTOMATED REASONING FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT IN CLOUD PLATFORMS Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
17931546 AUTOMATIC ADAPTION OF BUSINESS PROCESS ONTOLOGY USING DIGITAL TWINS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17735884 LOW-DIMENSIONAL PROBABILISTIC DENSITY OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA MANIFOLD Final Rejection THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
17869813 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM OF SEARCHING FOR PARAMETER Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
17827230 AUTOMATIC MACHINE LEARNING BASED PREDICTION OF BASELINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18049321 LINE DIAGRAM CONVERSION PLATFORM AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Non-Final OA Alectify Inc.

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