Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1758 2858 2868 4100

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Martin Walter Braunlich is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1758. The examiner has 135 resolved cases on record. The data shows an allowance rate of 63.7% for these applications. This 63.7% allowance rate provides a metric for the frequency of successful outcomes. The median days to allowance is 1163, which establishes a timeframe for the duration of the examination process from filing to the final grant.

The profile also includes an interview lift of 37.6%. This lift indicates that conducting an interview with the examiner correlates with a change in the likelihood of success. For practitioners, the 37.6% lift suggests that direct communication is a useful strategy for addressing rejections. With 135 resolved cases, the examiner's history provides a basis for these observations. The 1163-day median to allowance remains a key consideration for managing client expectations and prosecution resources in Art Unit 1758.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
+3.7% vs TC avg
171
Total Applications
+37.6%
Interview Lift
1163
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 135 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18964973 TEST SOCKET FOR OPTICAL FAULT ISOLATION AND OPTICAL FAULT ISOLATION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19428813 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER BASED CONTROL Non-Final OA May Patents Ltd.
18389979 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A QUANTITY OF FUEL DISPENSED AT A FUELING STATION BASED ON AUDIO Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18203670 BATTERY CHARACTERISTIC REPRODUCTION DEVICE, BATTERY CHARACTERISTIC REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18404719 METHOD FOR VALIDATING PALEOGEOGRAPHIC MODELS USING SEISMIC DATA Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18362624 METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A PRODUCTIVE INTERVAL ALONG A WELL Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18881518 DEGRADATION DETERMINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19090541 PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY TEST METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17708892 FILTERING OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR (CGM) SIGNALS WITH A KALMAN FILTER Non-Final OA DexCom, Inc.
18107115 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND GASES RELEASED FROM ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18246390 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF RACK SPACE USAGE IN A DATA CENTRE Non-Final OA JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED
18400820 TEST INSTRUMENT WITH INTEGRATED MODEL DATA BASE Final Rejection Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
19031897 DETECTION ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL DETECTION DEVICE, AND MEDICAL DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.
18865732 ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD Non-Final OA Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG

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