Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, SHIRLEY X

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2442 2444 2447

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
626
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
1249
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 604 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18221469 CLOUD GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENT ENGINE LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18503488 DATABASE ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING ACCESS RIGHTS ACROSS DISPARATE USER PROFILE TYPES Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18781800 USER DATA MANAGEMENT FOR AUGMENTED REALITY USING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18592796 DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
18828073 METHODS, APPARATUS AND MACHINE-READABLE MEDIA RELATING TO MACHINE-LEARNING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18813772 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18756755 PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18724145 PROTECTED FINE-TUNING OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18622926 DISAGGREGATION FROM NETWORK APPLIANCES TO HARDWARE-BASED NETWORK DEVICES IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18797586 MACHINE LEARNING TO ENHANCE SATELLITE TERMINAL PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Hughes Network Systems, LLC
18629920 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA PROCESSING AND ENTERPRISE AI APPLICATIONS Final Rejection C3. ai, Inc.
18930713 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC NETWORK Non-Final OA Midtronics, Inc.
18541644 REACTIVE NETWORK SECURITY FOR A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
18775568 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OR MORE DATA SETS Non-Final OA Influential Lifestyle Insurance LLC
18073022 APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING LONGEVITY AND METHOD FOR ITS USE Non-Final OA Oceandrive Ventures, LLC

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