Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WHEATON, BRADFORD F

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2193 2197 2653

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bradford F. Wheaton is a patent examiner assigned to Art Unit 2193 within Tech Center 2600. The examiner's professional record includes 395 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 61.5% 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 1423, 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 11.2%. This 11.2% lift shows the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 61.5% base rate. With 395 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's historical performance. The 1423-day median pendency is a key metric for managing client expectations regarding the duration of the patent application process in Tech Center 2600. 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

61.5%
Allow Rate
-0.5% vs TC avg
425
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
1423
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 395 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.4%
§101 Eligibility
2.1%
§102 Novelty
68.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18787926 TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING WARNINGS ABOUT POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18410728 COMPUTER AND METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18794136 COMPLEX, DYNAMIC ROUTING FOR NESTED RUNTIME MICRO FRONT ENDS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18634701 MEMORY SYSTEMS, OPERATION METHODS THEREOF, READABLE STORAGE MEDIA, AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18307437 Multi-Platform Compiling Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
17786297 Method and Communication Device for Updating Software Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17767951 FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, THIRD NODE, FOURTH NODE, FIFTH NODE AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY FOR HANDLING FIRMWARE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18790258 OPTIMIZING DISRUPTIVE UPDATES FOR SINGLE NODE DEPLOYMENTS IN AN ORCHESTRATION PLATFORM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18803034 CODE RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18659297 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS COMPILER Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
18615741 RETRIEVAL-AUGMENTED DIGITAL WORKFLOW GENERATION Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
16720969 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RECONSTITUTING AN OBJECT IN A RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT USING HEAP MEMORY Final Rejection CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
18414268 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ALTERNATIVE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS USING ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATED PROCESSING Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18790163 METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MERGING PULL REQUEST Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18316290 MOBILE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM EMBEDDED CONTENT UNLOCKING AND NEW CONTENT INSTALLATION Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18538406 TRACING EVENTS FOR A REAL-TIME ROBOTICS CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Intrinsic Innovation LLC

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