Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2146 2151 2186 2194 2198 4100
This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases
Brian W. Wathen works in Tech Center 4100, Art Unit 2146, and has resolved 488 cases. His allowance rate is 84.2 percent. This 84.2 percent rate suggests a very favorable environment for patent applicants. The 84.2 percent figure indicates that a large majority of applications reaching a resolution result in a grant.
The interview lift is 15.7 percent. This 15.7 percent lift shows that interviews can provide a meaningful boost to the already high 84.2 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider an interview as a productive way to resolve any issues that arise during prosecution. The 15.7 percent lift suggests the examiner is receptive to verbal arguments.
The median days to allowance is 1079. This 1079-day timeline is a standard duration for successful applications in Art Unit 2146. With 488 resolved cases, the 84.2 percent allowance rate and 1079-day median provide a reliable statistical profile for this examiner in Tech Center 4100.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17818888 | MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR SWEEP EFFICIENCY QUANTIFICATION | Non-Final OA | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY |
| 18025213 | EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SIMULATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
| 18116350 | TEMPLATE-BASED LIGHTING DESIGN | Non-Final OA | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. |
| 19183655 | CARBON-EQUIVALENT OFFSETS FROM CONTRAIL REDUCTION | Non-Final OA | George Mason University |
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