Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: AKARAGWE, YANICK A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3672

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+31.3% vs TC avg
577
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
823
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 552 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19345684 CUTTING ELEMENT WITH NON-PLANAR INTERFACE DESIGN AND TOOLS INCORPORATING SUCH ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18891703 VARIABLE SPOILER LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
19187505 DOWNHOLE TOOL, WELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD EMPLOYING A SENSOR POSITIONED PROXIMATE A SIGNAL NOISE SOURCE POWERED BY A DOWNHOLE POWER SOURCE, THE SENSOR CONFIGURED TO SENSE FOR NOISE AND SEND UPHOLE OPERATIONAL DATA EMBEDDED WITHIN THE NOISE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18975414 DOWNHOLE TOOL INCLUDING A SWITCH SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO SWITCH POWER BETWEEN A FIRST DOWNHOLE DEVICE AND A SECOND DOWNHOLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18474911 RATE LIMITING DEVICE TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE RATIO AND LONGEVITY OF A WELLBORE INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18898817 WHEELCHAIR-ANCHOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18478001 METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TOP OF CEMENT IN REAL TIME WHEN CEMENTING A LINER Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18412673 VEHICLE Non-Final OA KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18956749 QUICK RELEASE HOUSING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC MODULES Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18959624 A WATERPROOF HARD COVER Non-Final OA WENZHOU TIANMAO AUTOMOBILE PARTS CO., LTD

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