Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Clayton R Williams, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILLIAMS, CLAYTON R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2157 2443 2447 2457

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.9%
Allow Rate
+23.9% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
-4.8%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19277834 Identity Management Service Providing Anonymized Email Addresses Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19222713 Altering card device attributes in response to detecting a proximity intrusion Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18962005 PACKET RECEIVING METHOD, SENDING METHOD, AND FORWARDING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19101263 IMPROVED SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18913807 MICROSERVICE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19124270 BANDWIDTH ADJUSTMENT METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
19121983 SETTING DEVICE AND IN-VEHICLE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
18968480 Targeted Buffer Priority Management Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18418646 MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Clayton R Williams's allowance rate?

81.9% of resolved applications examined by Clayton R Williams were allowed (695 resolved cases), compared with 35.6% across Art Unit 2157 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Clayton R Williams?

This examiner's interview lift is -4.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Clayton R Williams take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Clayton R Williams took 954 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Clayton R Williams work in?

Clayton R Williams examines applications in Art Unit 2157 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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