Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BALSECA, FRANKLIN D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2685 2687 2688

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
696
Total Applications
+30.7%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 669 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
0.4%
§102 Novelty
83.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18618577 DOWNHOLE TOOL INCLUDING A LOWER COMPLETION COUPLED WITH A REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL MODULE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19064766 DRILLING OPERATIONS TELEMETRY FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18969703 Voltage Detection Devices and Safety Headwear Coupling Systems Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
19267232 REMOTE MONITORING OF ANALYTE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
19264129 Connected Bait Box Non-Final OA Woodstream Corporation
19251256 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTANCE-BASED ASSIGNMENT OF METERS TO TRANSFORMERS Non-Final OA Aclara Technologies LLC
18392592 QUALITY DETECTION FOR MAGNETICALLY COUPLED INTERFACES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19228409 WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ThermoWorks Inc.
18487667 DETECTION DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION SWITCHING DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19029435 SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION OF SENSOR DATA USING DUAL COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL Final Rejection Masimo Corporation
19029241 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING VEHICLE TELEMATICS DATA Final Rejection Discovery Limited
18601054 SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESPONDER INFORMATION Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17795669 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection DMG MORI CO., LTD.
17999981 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING USER ACTIVITY Final Rejection ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18771813 PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE WITH REMOTE ALERT Non-Final OA Physio-Control, Inc.
18153142 DRAG POINTER FOR CALCULATING A PROCESS MEASUREMENT VARIABLE Final Rejection VEGA Grieshaber KG
18416666 THIN FILM WIRELESS LABEL WITH INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE SENSOR Final Rejection Reelables, Inc.
18276851 WIRELESS MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLING MODULE IN A DOWNHOLE TOOL Final Rejection ERDOS MILLER, INC.
17616498 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED METROLOGY Non-Final OA INNOVATIVE CANADIAN CAPITAL GROWTH INC.

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