Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BRAINARD, TIMOTHY A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646 3648 3662

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.5%
Allow Rate
+34.5% vs TC avg
1,209
Total Applications
+5.3%
Interview Lift
1014
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1189 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.9%
§102 Novelty
65.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18569738 IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18630406 APPARATUS, RADAR SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18493779 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CLASSIFICATION FOR AN OBJECT Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18688135 UNIT CELL OF FLEXIBLE AND THIN METAMATERIAL ABSORBER FOR 5.8 GHZ AND 10 GHZ WITH OPERATING BANDWIDTH AND METAMATERIAL ABSORBER INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
18650443 ANTENNA IN EXPANSION CARD FORM FACTOR FOR EMI-FINGERPRINT CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18568283 LAMP DEVICE Non-Final OA Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
18628700 Radar Device And Method For Manufacturing The Same Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18414410 SPRINGLOADED RIVET FOR RADAR WAVEGUIDE PCBA INTERFACE Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18414395 WIRE SPRING SENSOR CLOSURE Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18572442 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRANSMISSION SIGNAL IN A PLURALITY OF RECEIVED SIGNALS Non-Final OA MEYSENS GMBH
18565407 SURFACE PROFILE DETECTION APPARATUS OF BURDEN AND OPERATION METHOD Non-Final OA WADECO CO., LTD.

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