Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BARBEE, MANUEL L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838 2857 2864 2898

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
959
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
1092
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 924 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18648906 VEHICLE BATTERY CELL COUNTERFEIT DETECTION Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18558103 PREDICTION DEVICE AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR AT LEAST ONE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT OF A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18663229 DEVICE FOR CAPTURING VOLTAGE-BASED EVENTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA Geotab Inc.
18707935 Battery Management System, Battery Pack, Electric Vehicle and Battery Charging Time Prediction Method Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18293407 INVESTIGATION AREA DETERMINATION DEVICE, INVESTIGATION AREA DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18663126 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18493094 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER-READABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18588631 SPECTROSCOPY BASED ON SELECTIVE FREQUENCY BIN Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18700276 DEVICE FOR MONITORING BLOOD PURIFICATION USING AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD PURIFICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18431834 OPTIMIZED FILM DEPOSITION AND ION IMPLANTATION FOR MITIGATION OF STRESS AND DEFORMATION IN SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18585661 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
19026592 HIGH-PRECISION MAPPING METHOD FOR UNDERGROUND POOR TEXTURE SPACE BASED ON MOBILE-FIXED COLLABORATIVE DEVIATION CORRECTION Final Rejection Tongji University
18705731 SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING THE PRESENCE OF A FOREIGN BODY IN A FLOWABLE MEDIUM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
18322079 COMPOSITION SOLUBILITY IN AN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT COMPRISING A SURFACTANT MOLECULE DETERMINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Firmenich SA

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