Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2128 2147 2188

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Edward Cocchi is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2128. He has 208 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 40.9 percent. This rate suggests the path to allowance. The median days to allowance is 1458, which is the duration for the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 47.7 percent. This lift indicates that interviews are an effective tool for this examiner. In Tech Center 2100, the 47.7 percent lift can impact the 40.9 percent allowance rate, making it a strategy to consider.

With 208 resolved cases, the data highlights the role of direct communication. The 40.9 percent allowance rate and the 1458 days median to allowance show the environment in Art Unit 2128. The 47.7 percent interview lift provides a mechanism for practitioners to improve their outcomes. The combination of these metrics defines the current prosecution landscape for this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

40.9%
Allow Rate
-14.1% vs TC avg
235
Total Applications
+47.7%
Interview Lift
1458
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 208 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18452677 SLUG INDUCEMENT IN WELLBORE CLEAN-UP OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18333313 WELLBORE CLEAN-UP APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18511075 NON-LINEAR TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION TOWARDS AUTOMATED DRILLING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17944818 DESIGNING SMART ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY FLUIDS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18239357 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18359488 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESOLVING WELL COMPLETION PROBLEMS IN INJECTION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18107587 STANDARDIZED RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES FOR GREEN FIELDS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18557166 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MATERIAL COMPOSITION SEARCHING METHOD, MATERIAL COMPOSITION SEARCHING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
17835838 GENERATING AND ANALYZING MATERIAL STRUCTURES BASED ON NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
17654632 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEISMIC VELOCITY AND ANISOTROPIC PARAMETER MODELING Final Rejection Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
17591252 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING RIGID BODY MOTIONS WITH CONTACTS AND COLLISIONS Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18333769 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING GARMENTS ON TARGET BODY POSES Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18011401 System and Method for Application-Dependent Selection of Batteries with Differentiable Programming Non-Final OA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
17575864 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOVABLE OBJECT BASED ON HUMAN BODY INDICATIONS Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18216196 VERIFICATION OF A HARDWARE DESIGN FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TO IMPLEMENT A FLOATING POINT PRODUCT OF POWER FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18048566 AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF MISSING VALUE PATTERNS FOR DIGITAL TWIN RESILIENCE SUPPORT Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17516246 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ONE OR MORE SURGICAL LANDMARKS Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
17944009 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLEANING OPTICAL ELEMENTS IN EUV OPTICAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection KLA Corporation
17985274 AUTO GUIDE FOR FIRE PANEL CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Kidde Fire Protection, LLC

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