Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHOI, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2116 2121 3642

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+25.7% vs TC avg
388
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 358 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18210131 CONTROL SYSTEM, LOCAL DEVICE, AND REMOTE DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18023414 Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Device Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18390571 SHOVEL Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18562688 Control Units and Methods for Controlling Operation of a Heat Generation Plant of an Energy System Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18283334 Causal Analysis of an Anomaly Based on Simulated Symptoms Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18411059 METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS FOR NOISE CONTROL BASED ON SMART GAS PLATFORMS Non-Final OA CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18549428 Computer-Implemented Methods Referring to an Industrial Process for Manufacturing a Product and System for Performing Said Methods Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18458295 TEMPERATURE RISE VALUE ESTIMATING METHOD, THERMAL DISPLACEMENT AMOUNT ESTIMATING METHOD, AND BEARING COOLING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL, AND MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA OKUMA CORPORATION
18581294 HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18245197 SELECTION APPARATUS, SELECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18569179 Production installation and method for operating a production machine Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
19023423 TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING THE GRID-SUPPORTING CAPABILITY OF ENERGY STORAGE INTEGRATED WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY Non-Final OA Kunming University of Science and Technology
18279632 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FUNCTIONALITIES Non-Final OA LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
18487086 Heat management in network switch Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18042712 MAPPING ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN AN ENCLOSURE Final Rejection View, Inc.
17924105 ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUSTMENT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection View, Inc.
18400821 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING PEAK ENERGY CONSUMPTION LOAD OF A RENEWABLE-RESOURCE-POWER-PRODUCTION- SYSTEM-CONNECTED BUILDING WITH THE AID OF A DIGITAL COMPUTER Non-Final OA Clean Power Research, L.L.C.
18399273 HUMIDITY CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN CHENBEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18399333 CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA ECOFLOW INC.
18530344 INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND VENTILATION EENERGY-SAVING MUFFLER SYSTEM BASED ON CLOUD SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shenzhen Boheng Habitat Environment Co., Ltd.
18506983 PET TOILET AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA PETPIVOT INC
18506978 PET TOILET AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA PETPIVOT INC
18375856 USER CONTROL OF SMART HOME SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.
18276324 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MACHINE MONITORING, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MACHINE MONITORING Final Rejection PANDIA GMBH
18359210 CROWDSOURCED INDOOR AIR QUALITY RATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Air Rating, Inc.
16726055 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF HVAC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA BERT LABS PRIVATE LIMITED

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