Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WEINER, ARIELLE E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1791 3629 3684 3689

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.9%
Allow Rate
-8.1% vs TC avg
279
Total Applications
+53.1%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 237 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.0%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18935005 System and Method for Managing Multiple Transactional Workflows Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18439001 RECIPE-BASED SHOPPING LIST SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA NCR Voyix Corporation
18466615 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18931269 NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANAGING SHIPMENT Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18428989 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON DUAL MODELS Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
18467503 ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEM, ORDER PROCESSING METHOD, AND ORDER RECEPTION TERMINAL Non-Final OA Rakuten Group, Inc.
18951399 USING MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL OF AN ONLINE SYSTEM TO GENERATE A SOURCE-RELATED CONFIDENCE SCORE FOR SERVICING A LIST OF COMPONENTS REQUESTED BY AN ONLINE PLATFORM Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18651544 User Interface Including an Item Inventory with Freshness Indicators Predicted by a Machine Learning Model Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
18634757 MACHINE LEARNED MODEL FOR DETERMINING SEGMENTING OPTIONS TO FULFILL BULK ORDERS Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18542239 SUGGESTING REPLACEMENT ITEMS BY INFERRING INTENT OF A USER OF AN ONLINE SYSTEM USING A TRAINED MODEL Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
19195141 ORDER ASSEMBLY FOR MULTIPLE POINTS OF SALE Non-Final OA TARGET BRANDS, INC.
18739655 Automatic detection and management of purchase of items in high demand Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
17708895 SEARCH NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DYNAMIC GRAPH BASED ON PRODUCT CATALOGUE AND STOCK LEVELS Non-Final OA Shopify Inc.
19087297 SERVICE DETERMINATION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18411630 Methods, Systems, and Electronic Devices for Monitoring User Interaction Events in Electronic Shopping Interactive Computing Environs Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18389959 EVENT-DRIVEN SUBSCRIPTION ORDER MODIFICATION Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18460336 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING PRODUCT FEEDS FOR PRICE COMPARSION SHOPPING WEBSITES Non-Final OA COUPANG CORP.
17704943 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING TOP ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS BASED ON DETERMINISTIC OR INFERENTIAL APPROACH Non-Final OA COUPANG CORP.
18129464 PREDICTIVE PICKING OF ITEMS FOR PREPOPULATING A SHOPPING CART FOR A SHOPPER Final Rejection Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)
18113874 DETERMINING ITEM DESIRABILITY TO USERS BASED ON ITEM ATTRIBUTES AND ITEM EXPIRATION DATE Final Rejection Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)
17478411 RANKING SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPLETING A SEARCH QUERY BASED ON LIKELIHOOD OF A USER INCLUDING ITEMS CORRESPONDING TO THE SUGGESTIONS IN AN ORDER Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)

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