Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WHITE, JAY MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2186 2188 3622

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jay Michael White is a patent examiner assigned to Art Unit 2186 within Tech Center 3600. The examiner's professional record includes 17 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 47.1% 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 1538, 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 100.0%. This 100.0% lift shows the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 47.1% base rate. With 17 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's historical performance. The 1538-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

47.1%
Allow Rate
-4.9% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1538
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18598018 LOGGING TOOL CHANNEL PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
17680552 Choice of LCM Materials and Loading for Loss Circulation Control Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18514746 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
17653707 DECONTAMINATION OF A SURFACE OF A MATERIAL Final Rejection The Boeing Company
17590074 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INSPECTION DEVICE, AND INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17781708 CRACK ESTIMATION DEVICE, CRACK ESTIMATION METHOD, CRACK INSPECTION METHOD, AND FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18361406 SUBSURFACE REGION MODELING THAT HONORS CONSTRAINTS ON AND CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SUBSURFACE PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18331846 COLLECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS A MULTI-COMMODITY FLOW PROBLEM Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17645168 COMPUTER SIMULATION OF CROPS BASED ON AGRICULTURE INFLUENCING FACTORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17868262 EVENT PROCESSING AND PREDICTION UPDATING AT A DIGITAL TWIN Non-Final OA Accenture Global Solutions Limited
17721896 NORMALIZED TECHNIQUES FOR THREAT EFFECT PAIRING Final Rejection Raytheon Company
17530257 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANOMALY DETECTION FOR BUILDING COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
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.
18077948 GENERATIVE DESIGN SHAPE OPTIMIZATION WITH SIZE LIMITED FATIGUE DAMAGE FOR COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Autodesk, Inc.
18560262 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSPECTING MACHINE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE SRL

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