Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHAVEZ, ANTHONY RAY

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2186 2187

This examiner grants 17% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

16.7%
Allow Rate
-38.3% vs TC avg
43
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 6 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

36.3%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17844997 Methods and Systems for Hydrocarbon Future Field Size Assessment Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17569315 METHODOLOGY FOR FLUID CHARACTERIZATION OF WIDE RANGE OIL PROPERTIES RESERVOIRS USING LIMITED FLUID DATA Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17826701 MULTIPLE INTERMEDIATE STEP SIMULATION OF DRILL BIT DAMAGE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17999631 CONTINGENCY FORECASTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
17540722 INTELLIGENT CALIBRATION OF SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS WITH A KNOWLEDGE SEEDED VARIATIONAL INFERENCE FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17916234 Prediction Model Learning Method, Apparatus and System for an Industrial System Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17840709 Method for Modeling a Network Topology of a Low-Voltage Network Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17519477 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNDERCARRIAGE WEAR PREDICTION Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
17918512 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTUM COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY MODELING Non-Final OA Texas Tech University System
17849483 MODELLING FLUID FLOW Final Rejection Autodesk, Inc.
17603288 METHOD FOR FORMING COARSE-SCALE 3D MODEL OF HETEROGENEOUS SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
17897941 APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MODELING ENVIRONMENT-RELATED DATA FROM REAL-TIME DATA ALERTS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
17654973 SIMULATING PARTICLE DYNAMICS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17851597 MICROSCOPE SIMULATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA EVIDENT CORPORATION
17852152 DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL FOOTPRINT DIMENSIONS FOR ELEVATED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18086374 RADIATION DOSE PREDICTION VIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS USING ORGAN DOSE TRADE-OFF Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers International AG
17820064 SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING THE BREATHING OF A LIVING BEING Non-Final OA Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
17795963 INSTALLATION SITE OF A ROBOT MANIPULATOR Non-Final OA Franka Emika GmbH
17791342 BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) DATA MODEL FOR CONSTRUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE Final Rejection DATUMATE LTD.
17453630 METHOD OF OPTIMIZING A DESIGN MODEL Non-Final OA FEA-OPT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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