Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CAIN, ZACHARY ANDREW

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2116

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18330427 LIQUID LEVEL CONTROL APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, LIQUID LEVEL CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17709960 DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SHARED RESOURCES BASED ON A NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18560960 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE BY EXECUTING PROGRAM STEPS WHICH VERIFIABLY EXECUTE PREDEFINED CONTROL TASKS Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18221628 BED WITH PRESSURE CORRECTING FEATURES Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
18357882 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART POWER MANAGEMENT IN A SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18160433 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMAL ENERGY USE AND CARBON EMISSIONS USING HIERARCHICAL MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL (MPC) Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18145092 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTUM SCHEDULING OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18579538 METHODS FOR IN SITU CONTROL OF TINTED WINDOWS AND CONTROL APPARATUSES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18897976 Fan Control Setting Generation Using Machine Learning Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
18055042 HYBRID WORKING MODE ON INDUSTRIAL FLOOR Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18368168 INTELLIGENT VOLTAGE LIMIT VIOLATION PREDICTION AND MITIGATION FOR ACTIVE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development

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