Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WILDER, ANDREW H

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
577
Total Applications
+59.3%
Interview Lift
1097
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 548 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18723193 CHEMICAL PRODUCT PASSPORT IN PRODUCT CHAINS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17766303 PURCHASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, PURCHASE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18029052 LOCATION DETERMINATION Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18632127 TEMPORARILY PROVISIONING CARD ON FILE PAYMENT FUNCTIONALITY TO PROXIMATE MERCHANTS Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18788300 RESTAURANT MENU CUSTOMIZATION USING COMPUTER VISION AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18215237 PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING A CONVEYOR LINE FOR ITEMS OF GENERAL CARGO THAT HAS BEEN ADDED BY RETROFITTING Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18634290 FILTERING CROSS READS AMONG RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) ENABLED READERS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Wavemark, Inc.
18743808 ON-DEVICE ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS FOR CHECKOUT DATA USING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18522202 COMMUNICATION OF ORDERS AND PAYMENTS IN A DRIVE THROUGH USING WIRELESS BEACONS Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
18236371 DETERMINING GENERIC ITEMS FOR ORDERS ON AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Maplebear, Inc.
18562225 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN ANGLE DIFFERENCE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18265747 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18799707 SALES REGISTRATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SALES REGISTRATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18504817 INTERMODAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection BNSF Railway Company
18544798 METHOD OF MEASURING MEASURANDS OF A MEDIUM AND A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THIS METHOD Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
17531677 FORECAST ENGINE FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT Final Rejection EquipX, LLC
18526351 SKIN CONTACT SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
18894815 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING GRATUITIES Non-Final OA GRATUITY, LLC
18806429 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES IN SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS AND MANAGING INVENTORY EVENTS Non-Final OA Thrive Technologies, Inc.
18556687 PRODUCT PRESENTATION DEVICE WITH A STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR PLACING OBJECTS AND WITH A SENSOR FOR DETECTING INVENTORY Final Rejection VusionGroup Deutschland GmbH
18589273 Method for Detecting and Tracking Groups of Assets and System Thereof Non-Final OA Trackonomy Systems, Inc.
18571717 APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING BATTERY LIFETIME AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HYOSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
18489956 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-MODIFYING PROPERTY OF WAREHOUSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SHENZHEN KUBO SOFTWARE CO., LTD
18268888 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MENU AND DISH PRESENTATION Final Rejection TECHNOLOGIES UEAT INC.
17943011 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE VENDORS AND SELF-SERVICE ORDERING POINTS Non-Final OA Grubbrr SPV LLC

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