Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BURGDORF, STEPHEN R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2684 2685

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+1.6% vs TC avg
597
Total Applications
+43.5%
Interview Lift
1029
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 572 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18631123 TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION DEVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18646946 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18358664 ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18926464 SEAT SYSTEM WITH SENSOR AND USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA TS TECH CO., LTD.
18274014 RADIO FREQUENCY SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18133063 FIXED PROPERTY MONITORING WITH MOVING ASSET LOCATION TRACKING Non-Final OA Alarm.com Incorporated
18941334 WIRELESS IDENTIFICATION TAGS AND CORRESPONDING READERS Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18267963 ELECTRONIC MEMBER TRANSMITTING AN ITEM OF IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION DURING A STATE CHANGE Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18079533 PEOPLE METERING ENHANCED WITH LIGHT PROJECTION PROMPTING FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18794959 SOUNDER DEVICE FOR USE WITH A DETECTOR Non-Final OA Power Design, Inc.
18640850 OWNER CONTROLLED EVACUATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA OneEvent Technologies, Inc.
18390455 PROXIMITY ULTRASONIC SENSING APPARATUS AND PROXIMITY ULTRASONIC SENSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME Final Rejection SonicMEMS (ZhengZhou) Technology Co.,Ltd.
18104425 Air Monitoring and Air Insight Generation Final Rejection Turo Inc.

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