Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ross A Williams, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILLIAMS, ROSS A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

WILLIAMS, ROSS A is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3714. The profile reports 664 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 61.4%. Median time to allowance is 1353 days, and the interview lift is 17.0%. The record indicates a majority allowance outcome, a prolonged median prosecution period, and a measurable interview association.

The listed companies are Sony Group Corporation, Igt, and Adrenaline IP. The firms are Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, MAIER & MAIER, PLLC, and BakerHostetler. Practitioners can use the profile to prepare for an examination docket where timing management is important and interviews may contribute to prosecution progress.

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

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-8.6% vs TC avg
733
Total Applications
+17.0%
Interview Lift
1353
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 664 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19046165 INDIRECT MODELING USING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18508652 STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
19046562 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO GAMES Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18761744 IN-GAME ASSET TRACKING USING NFTS THAT TRACK IMPRESSIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18493923 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE SESSION NOTIFICATION Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18483725 AFFECTIVE GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18480562 USER ACCESSIBILITY SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18208179 METHOD FOR LOCATION BASED PLAYER FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE GAMES Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18297025 GAME LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18322939 PROVIDING BIOFEEDBACK OF COMPUTER GAME PARTICIPANT TO SUSTAIN HEART RATE WITHIN LIMITS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
19046061 ADAPTIVE AUDIO LEVERAGING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR USER-DEFINED SOUND CLASS TRANSFORMATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19205953 LOCATING VIRTUAL CHARACTER IN VIRTUAL SCENES Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18592349 RECONFIGURABLE CHAIR-BASED ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES AND METHODS Final Rejection ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
17980699 Electronic Fund Transfer for Mobile Gaming Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
18321813 GAME REPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18193626 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND UTILIZING VIDEO GAME INPUT STATES Final Rejection Netflix, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ross A Williams's allowance rate?

61.4% of resolved applications examined by Ross A Williams were allowed (664 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3714 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ross A Williams?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ross A Williams take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ross A Williams took 1,353 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ross A Williams work in?

Ross A Williams examines applications in Art Unit 3714 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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