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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WOOD, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2193 3992

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.6%

Allow Rate

+13.6% vs TC avg

116

Total Applications

-1.4%

Interview Lift

1108

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 91 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%

§101 Eligibility

7.2%

§102 Novelty

29.1%

§103 Obviousness

23.1%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18689827	METHOD OF SOFTWARE UPGRADE CONFIGURATION OF HOME APPLIANCE AND DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THEREOF	Non-Final OA	LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18798128	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18798555	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18798057	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18798479	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18798242	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18797996	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18798516	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18798194	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18798399	AUDIO SIGNAL SYNTHESIZER AND AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODER	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18421982	SERVER SYSTEM	Final Rejection	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18783340	FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT FOR UPDATING DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES	Non-Final OA	Micron Technology, Inc.
18622484	AUTOMATION TOOL FOR MANAGING RESOURCES ACROSS COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS	Final Rejection	INTUIT INC.
18644701	SELECTION AND CONFIGURATION OF INPUT-OUTPUT SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR EXECUTION OF INPUT-OUTPUT WORKLOADS	Final Rejection	Dell Products L.P.

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