Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BALSECA, FRANKLIN D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2685 2687 2688

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
694
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
1008
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 663 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§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.
18604637 WELL SYSTEM INCLUDING A LOWER COMPLETION STRING HAVING ONE OR MORE SENSORS POSITIONED THERE ALONG AND COUPLED TO A SERVICE STRING Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
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.
18276851 WIRELESS MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLING MODULE IN A DOWNHOLE TOOL Final Rejection ERDOS MILLER, INC.
18987847 POWER CONSERVATION IN ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY Non-Final OA ACOUSTIC DATA LIMITED
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
18153142 DRAG POINTER FOR CALCULATING A PROCESS MEASUREMENT VARIABLE Final Rejection VEGA Grieshaber KG
18351942 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING APPLIANCES UNDER RECALL Final Rejection Durian Research LLC
17616498 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED METROLOGY Non-Final OA INNOVATIVE CANADIAN CAPITAL GROWTH INC.

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