Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BLOUNT, ERIC

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2684 2685

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+16.1% vs TC avg
1009
Total Applications
+2.7%
Interview Lift
838
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 991 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18952697 DETERMINING FOOTWEAR REPLACEMENT BASED ON PIEZOELECTRIC OUTPUT Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18824018 ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, DRIVE DEVICE, DRIVE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18391392 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING TIRE FIRMNESS VALUES IN RESPONSE TO USER SELECTION AND/OR OTHER DATA Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18953561 ALERT DEVICE, ALERT METHOD AND ALERT PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18953557 NOTIFICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18840312 AUTOMATION OF SIGNALING DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
18863444 CARGO COMPARTMENT MONITORING DEVICE AND CARGO COMPARTMENT MONITORING METHOD Final Rejection Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
18643648 BED SYSTEM WITH POWER SAVING MODE Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
18958919 Apparatus for Optimizing A Patient's Insulin Dosage Regimen Non-Final OA Hygieia, Inc.
18807046 POSITIONING SYSTEM AND POSITIONING METHOD OF TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18535163 AUTOMATIC TURN SIGNAL INDICATION BASED ON PROBABILISTIC MANEUVER PREDICTION Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18806786 VEHICLE TIRE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING TIRE AND/OR WHEEL SENSORS AND DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS Non-Final OA Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
18571697 MODULAR STACKED CONTROL LOOP APPLICATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF COMPOSING A CONTROL LOOP APPLICATION SYSTEM AND USE OF A COMPOSED CONTROL LOOP APPLICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SOL.ONE
18041024 Identification Systems, Including Anti-Counterfeit and Anti-Reuse Identification Systems for Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Systems, and Associated Systems, Devices, and Methods Non-Final OA Byonyks Medical Devices, Inc.

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