Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3622 3629 3682

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Allan J. Woodworth, II works in Art Unit 3622 within Tech Center 3600. The examiner has 243 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 38.7%. This rate reflects the proportion of applications reaching a final disposition that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1296, which is the recorded timeframe for the prosecution history. Practitioners can note this 1296 figure when setting expectations for the duration of the process. The 243 resolved cases provide the data for these observations.

The interview lift for this examiner is 40.0%. This figure indicates the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. With the 40.0% lift and the 38.7% allowance rate, practitioners can evaluate the impact of direct communication on their strategy. These metrics are the available data for this docket in Art Unit 3622. The recorded data points provide the basis for understanding the prosecution environment under this examiner. This analysis relies on the specific figures provided for this profile.

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

Performance Statistics

38.7%
Allow Rate
-13.3% vs TC avg
270
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1296
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 243 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
35.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19173970 Generating User Points for Payment Actions in Payment Processing Systems Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
19048487 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18926988 AIR-VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18890375 INTEGRATED SERVICE PLATFORM Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
19049067 UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING AND A SMART TRANSACTION CARD TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY OPTIMAL PRICES AND REBATES FOR ITEMS DURING IN-PERSON SHOPPING Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18641230 Contextually Targeting Users In Metaverse Environments Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
19173377 COMPUTING ACTION SEARCH USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Final Rejection ADP, Inc.
19055196 UNIFIED PRESENTATION OF CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT TO A USER VISITING A PLATFORM Non-Final OA Dropbox, Inc.
19264005 METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING CHANNEL INFORMATION AND ADVERTISING CONTENT ITEM ABOUT PRODUCT OR SERVICE BASED ON SEARCH KEYWORD Final Rejection NAVER CORPORATION
19191609 Vehicle Telematics System to Promote Good Driving Behavior Using Positive Feedback and Award Points Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18388556 CLUSTER-BASED DYNAMIC CONTENT WITH MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VECTORS Final Rejection Loop Now Technologies, Inc.

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