Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WELCH, JENNIFER N

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2143 2145 2195 4115

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
358
Total Applications
+29.1%
Interview Lift
1711
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 334 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17965324 INFERENCE DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFERENCE METHOD USING A KNOWLEDGE BASE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
17688654 COMPILER-BASED NEURON-AWARE DEEP NEURAL NETWORK ENSEMBLE TRAINING Final Rejection Northwestern University
18166776 Methods and Apparatus for Training a Machine Learning Algorithm Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
17286287 HANDLING OF MACHINE LEARNING TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18305025 ANALYTICS PERSONALIZATION FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA Google LLC
17818763 SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUTOMATION SCRIPTS AMONG DIFFERENT COMPUTING SYSTEMS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17285082 Empathic Computing System and Methods for Improved Human Interactions With Digital Content Experiences Non-Final OA Arctop LTD
17729575 DETERMINATION OF CONDITION OR CHARACTERISTIC OF A TARGET Non-Final OA Multiverse Computing, S.L.

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