Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WHALEY, PABLO S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1631 1684 3619

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Analysis

Pablo S. Whaley is a patent examiner assigned to Art Unit 1631 within Tech Center 3600. The examiner's professional record includes 538 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 25.1% for these applications. This figure serves as a primary indicator of the probability of success for cases on this docket. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1907, which establishes a specific timeframe for the prosecution process. These metrics offer a foundational understanding of the examiner's approach to patent applications.

The interview lift for this examiner is 21.4%. This 21.4% lift shows the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 25.1% base rate. With 538 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's historical performance. The 1907-day median pendency is a key metric for managing client expectations regarding the duration of the patent application process in Tech Center 3600. Practitioners should evaluate the allowance rate and the interview lift to determine the most effective strategy for their specific cases.

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

Performance Statistics

25.1%
Allow Rate
-26.9% vs TC avg
588
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1907
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 538 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
25.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18130134 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR EVALUATING VARIANT LIKELIHOOD Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17136800 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING SEQUENCE READS Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17616494 Likelihood Ratios for Out-of-Distribution Detection Final Rejection Google LLC
17786617 Transdermal Sedative Release Control in Autonomous Imaging Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19390421 COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPONENT-LEVEL PROGRESSION ASSESSMENT IN COMPOSITE ENTITIES Final Rejection Generation Lab, Inc.
17764074 RANKING NEOANTIGENS FOR PERSONALIZED CANCER VACCINE Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
17753871 Methods of Treatments Based Upon Molecular Characterization of Breast Cancer Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17661674 ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
17642524 ANALYSIS METHODS FOR MULTIPLEX TISSUE IMAGING INCLUDING IMAGING MASS CYTOMETRY DATA Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
17696102 MACHINE LEARNING TO CORRECT FOR NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING IN HIGH-FREQUENCY, IN VIVO FLUOROMETER DATA Final Rejection Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
17791970 ATAC-SEQ DATA NORMALIZATION AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
17388393 System and Method for Determining Caloric Requirements of an Animal Final Rejection Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
17383750 System and Method for Determining Caloric Requirements of an Animal Based on a Plurality of Durational Parameters Final Rejection Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
17334109 METHODS OF STRATIFYING AND TREATING A SUB-POPULATION OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PATIENTS Final Rejection Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
19183496 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING GENETIC VARIATIONS AND PHENOTYPES Final Rejection GeneDx, LLC
19088442 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY Non-Final OA Myriad Genetics, Inc.
17930505 DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS FOR ESTIMATING POLYGENIC RISK SCORES Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
17728224 METHOD AND KIT FOR EVALUATING PROGNOSIS IN PATIENT WITH BREAST CANCER Non-Final OA CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LINKOU
17660339 Decision Support Tool for Endovascular Procedures Non-Final OA Mentice AB
18329451 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING INSULIN DOSAGES FOR DIABETIC SUBJECTS Non-Final OA Glytec, LLC

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