Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WU, BENJAMIN C

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2100 2195 2196 4100

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Benjamin C. Wu is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2100, where he has overseen 540 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 87.4 percent indicates the frequency of grants for applications under his review. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1071, which establishes a timeline for practitioners to expect when seeking a patent. This duration represents the path from the start of examination to a final grant in Tech Center 4100.

The data also highlights an interview lift of 16.4 percent, showing that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of success than the 87.4 percent baseline. This lift suggests that direct communication is a strategy for resolving outstanding issues. For the 540 cases resolved, the combination of the allowance rate and the 1071-day median pendency provides a framework for prosecution. Practitioners in Art Unit 2100 can use the 16.4 percent lift to inform their procedural choices.

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

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+27.4% vs TC avg
559
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 540 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.2%
§101 Eligibility
0.8%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736761 RESOURCE ESTIMATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18612825 GRAPHICAL PROCESSING UNIT THROUGHPUT IMPROVEMENT USING ELEMENTARY FUNCTION UNIT OFFLOADING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18148478 HIGH-PERFORMANCE STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE OFFLOAD Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18145057 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN INTERDEPENDENCY BETWEEN RESOURCES OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18634478 DISTRIBUTED WORKLOAD AND RISK-AWARE OVERCLOCKING MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18586329 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL DEVICE MIRRORING BETWEEN EDGES Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18360036 DELAYED DELIVERY OF IRRELEVANT NOTIFICATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18319110 DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE CONTROLLERS FOR CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE Final Rejection Rubrik, Inc.
18219017 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO TERMINATE SOFTWARE WORKLOADS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18108277 LOGICAL CLUSTER PARTITIONING Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18392392 DYNAMIC PRECISION MANAGEMENT IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18540663 THROTTLING KERNEL SCHEDULING TO MINIMIZE CACHE CONTENTION Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18590276 MODIFYING RESTORE SCHEDULES TO MITIGATE SPIKE ACTIVITY DURING DATA RESTORES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17965504 ISOLATED EXECUTION MECHANISM FOR CROSS-PLATFORM HARDWARE MANAGEMENT AGENT Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18626231 CLOUD-BASED FLEET AND ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR EDGE COMPUTING OF MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKLOADS Non-Final OA Armada Systems Inc.
18279002 SECURE ERASURE AND REPLACEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE POOLS Final Rejection BLANCCO TECHNOLOGY GROUP IP OY

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