Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jay Michael White, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WHITE, JAY MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2186 2188 3622

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

WHITE, JAY MICHAEL is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2186. The record contains 17 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 47.1% and a median of 1538 days to allowance. The interview lift is 100.0%, a strongly positive result in this limited record. It suggests that interviews may be particularly important, although the small case volume limits the certainty of the inference.

The listed companies are Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, and Canon Inc. The listed firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Ewers IP Law PLLC, and JCameron IP Law LLC. Practitioners should prepare a focused interview plan and preserve clear written support for any agreed amendments. The 1538-day median indicates that applications may require substantial time, making early strategic decisions important.

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

Performance Statistics

47.1%
Allow Rate
-4.9% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1538
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
30.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17590074 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INSPECTION DEVICE, AND INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17653707 DECONTAMINATION OF A SURFACE OF A MATERIAL Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17781708 CRACK ESTIMATION DEVICE, CRACK ESTIMATION METHOD, CRACK INSPECTION METHOD, AND FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18331846 COLLECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS A MULTI-COMMODITY FLOW PROBLEM Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18361406 SUBSURFACE REGION MODELING THAT HONORS CONSTRAINTS ON AND CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SUBSURFACE PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
17645168 COMPUTER SIMULATION OF CROPS BASED ON AGRICULTURE INFLUENCING FACTORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17679681 Reinforcement driven standard cell placement Final Rejection NVIDIA Corp.
18238445 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DATA PROCESSING UNIT FOR PREPARING OBSERVATION OF FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY, METHOD FOR OBSERVING FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY, AND OPTICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
17632632 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jay Michael White's allowance rate?

47.1% of resolved applications examined by Jay Michael White were allowed (17 resolved cases), compared with 78.6% across Art Unit 2186 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jay Michael White?

This examiner's interview lift is +100.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jay Michael White take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jay Michael White took 1,538 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jay Michael White work in?

Jay Michael White examines applications in Art Unit 2186 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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