Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
1202
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
1097
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1182 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18421737 CARRIER-PHASE REPORTING IN WIFI RANGING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18569738 IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
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)
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
18939468 RESOLVING A MULTIPATH AMBIGUITY IN A TDM-MIMO RADAR Final Rejection Axis AB
18414395 WIRE SPRING SENSOR CLOSURE Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18414410 SPRINGLOADED RIVET FOR RADAR WAVEGUIDE PCBA INTERFACE 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.
18488447 DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT USING RADAR DATA AND IMAGER DATA Non-Final OA TRACKMAN A/S

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