Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2115 2116 3631

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.9%
Allow Rate
+35.9% vs TC avg
1053
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1029 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18556471 AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLER AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18289328 MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18325672 TARGET DEVICE, METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING RESONANCE RESPONSE OF TARGET DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18125970 METHOD FOR OPERATING OR MONITORING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE Final Rejection KRONES AG
18569693 Method, Devices, Computer Program and Computer-Readable Medium for Using Configurable Logic for Modular Setup of a Technical Installation Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18308397 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING THE COOLING OF A DISTRIBUTED COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18798656 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BUILDING HEALTH Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18240731 Audiovisual Detection of Expectation Violations in Disparate Home Automation Systems Non-Final OA University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18017177 PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18340268 Method and Device for the Additive Manufacturing of a Workpiece Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
18429542 ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INCLUDING SOURCE PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18418460 FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ALFRED KÄRCHER SE & CO. KG
18522994 FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Starbucks Corporation
18530957 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ELECTRICAL GRID PRIMARY FREQUENCY RESPONSE VIA A FLEXIBLE DATA CENTER Non-Final OA US Data Mining Group, Inc. (dba US Bitcoin Corp.)
18491516 ADVANCED CONTROL AND RELATED METHODS FOR A LOW CARBON AMMONIA FACILITY Non-Final OA KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC
18547061 METHOD FOR PREPARING VIRTUAL BUILD VOLUMES Non-Final OA Stratasys Powder Production Ltd.
18260826 METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF REGIONS OF INTEREST OF A METAL PIECE DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA AMIQUAM SA
18313624 AUTOMATED METHOD FOR EXTRUSION SYSTEM PARAMETER SELECTION IN MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Shanghai Fusion Tech Co., Ltd.

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