Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Franklin D Balseca, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BALSECA, FRANKLIN D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2685 2687 2688

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

BALSECA, FRANKLIN D works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2612, with 684 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 60.5%, and the median time to allowance is 1032 days. The substantial case record shows that allowances occur in a majority of cases, while the median indicates a prosecution process requiring meaningful time management.

The interview lift is 30.2%, supporting interviews as one component of prosecution strategy. The listed companies are Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Applied Materials Inc. The leading firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, Cognition IP, P.C., and Dickinson Wright PLLC - Washington DC. Practitioners can prepare interviews around concrete claim distinctions and coordinate them with written amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

60.5%
Allow Rate
-1.5% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
+30.2%
Interview Lift
1032
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 684 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18967877 AUTONOMOUS WIRELINE SERVICE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18487667 DETECTION DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION SWITCHING DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18242886 METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR VIBRATION MONITORING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
19267232 REMOTE MONITORING OF ANALYTE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
17999981 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING USER ACTIVITY Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18276851 WIRELESS MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLING MODULE IN A DOWNHOLE TOOL Final Rejection ERDOS MILLER, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Franklin D Balseca's allowance rate?

60.5% of resolved applications examined by Franklin D Balseca were allowed (684 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Franklin D Balseca?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Franklin D Balseca take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Franklin D Balseca took 1,032 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Franklin D Balseca work in?

Franklin D Balseca examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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