Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHOI, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2116 2119 2121 2129 2835 3642 4100

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
399
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1003
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 379 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18730399 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18896399 CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18637681 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SHEET THICKNESS IN ELECTRODE PLATE MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co.,Ltd.
18762839 Computer-Implemented Method for Determining an Energy Load Distribution in a System Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18527613 Validation Logic for OPC UA Connected Devices Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18713386 COOLING A COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18437956 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYSTEM-WIDE DER MANAGEMENT IN DISTRIBUTION GRID Non-Final OA HITACHI, Ltd.
18854564 DISTRIBUTED POWER SUPPLY INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND POWER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18723487 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18262308 DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18420783 INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM (MES) FOR BATTERY MANUFACTURING WITH AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18704226 AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
18390571 SHOVEL Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18487086 Heat management in network switch Final Rejection MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18042712 MAPPING ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN AN ENCLOSURE Non-Final OA View, Inc.

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