Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WOLCOTT, BRIAN P

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3711 3745

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brian P. Wolcott is a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3711. The examiner has 590 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 77.3 percent. This percentage represents the proportion of applications that reach a grant. The 590 resolved cases provide a factual basis for understanding the examiner's history in this art unit.

The interview lift is 30.6 percent. This figure indicates the difference in allowance probability for cases that include an interview. The median days to allowance is 1040. This number shows the time from filing to grant for successful applications. Practitioners can use the 77.3 percent allowance rate and the 1040 median days to allowance to set expectations for the prosecution process. These data points offer a grounded view of the examiner's actions. The interview lift of 30.6 percent is a statistical measure of the impact of direct communication during the examination of patent applications.

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

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+7.3% vs TC avg
621
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
1040
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 590 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
43.5%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17273566 MOVABLE BLADE Final Rejection SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
19036712 FOLDABLE SWING FRAME Non-Final OA WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
18066271 DYNAMICALLY MODIFIABLE AIR MOVERS AND CONTROL THEREOF Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
18699345 RADIAL COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18860036 FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC PUMP DEVICE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
19009557 GOLF CLUB HEAD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18925742 GOLF BALL Non-Final OA Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18459057 CARD HANDLING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS Non-Final OA LNW Gaming, Inc.
19018735 GAME SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEGA CORPORATION
17923315 ACTIVATION AND DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICE ATTACHED TO A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG

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