Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

William H Wood, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WOOD, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2184 2193 3992

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
121
Total Applications
-3.1%
Interview Lift
1098
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
29.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19375993 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE MAGNIFICATION IN THREE DIMENSIONAL RENDERING SYSTEMS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19081744 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHARING APPLICATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18925943 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PROCESS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18442933 METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF SOFTWARE TESTS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19278573 CONTROL MESSAGE RECEPTION AT A RECEIVER Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18783340 FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT FOR UPDATING DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18871896 Computer-Implemented Method and System for Generating a Command Pipeline for Controlling a Technical Device Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18421982 SERVER SYSTEM Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19368066 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
19041523 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DYNAMICALLY UPDATING ROUTING IDENTIFIER(S) Final Rejection Nokia Technologies OY
18580236 APPLICATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR HYPER-CONVERGED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William H Wood's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by William H Wood were allowed (95 resolved cases), compared with 75.9% across Art Unit 2184 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William H Wood?

This examiner's interview lift is -3.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William H Wood take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William H Wood took 1,098 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William H Wood work in?

William H Wood examines applications in Art Unit 2184 in Tech Center 3900.

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