Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHOI, ALICIA M

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2117 3761 4100

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+19.6% vs TC avg
390
Total Applications
+28.0%
Interview Lift
915
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 368 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18851070 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND FIRMNESS ALTERABLE MODULE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18911123 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING TOOL EXCHANGE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18900553 BUILDING HVAC SYSTEM WITH MODEL CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18432744 MANAGING ENERGY SOURCES IN A POWER GRID Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18923308 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY, REPORT, AND ADJUST BEHAVIOR VARIATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE FLEET Non-Final OA GE Avio S.r.l.
18026341 PREDICTION METHOD, PREDICTION DEVICE, AND PREDICTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18822697 METHOD OF PREDICTING OPTIMAL PROCESS CONDITIONS IN LASER POWDER BED FUSION Non-Final OA POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
18861699 PROGRESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PRODUCTION EXECUTION SYSTEM, AND PROGRESS MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18719265 MACHINING RESULT EVALUATION DEVICE, MACHINING RESULT EVALUATION METHOD, MACHINING CONDITION DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND MACHINING CONDITION DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19037542 UNIFORMITY CONTROL FOR PLASMA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18770641 DYNAMIC PROCESS CONTROL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18573755 MACHINE TOOL CONTROL DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18555726 OPERATIONAL STATUS DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18658527 CONTROL DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18481544 RECOVERY FROM POWER INTERRUPTION IN WIRELESSLY POWERED APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18907093 MANAGEMENT OF MACHINE OPERATION SAFETY ZONES Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18437302 Mobile Agricultural Holding Management Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18163564 Automated Control Activation System with Machine Learning-Enabled Camera Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18407323 METHOD FOR DECOUPLING SOURCES OF VARIATION RELATED TO SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
18949603 Power-Cycling Device Non-Final OA Vitalchat, Inc.

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