Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: COLLINS, GARY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1738 2115 2118 3652 3752

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+13.1% vs TC avg
520
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
897
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 502 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18775991 BUILDING SYSTEM WITH STRING MAPPING BASED ON CLUSTERING Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18608919 LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR PROCESSING ANATOMICAL MODELS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD
18612416 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VIRTUALLY ISLANDING A MICROGRID Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18692111 Industrial Data Integration Device, Method and Computer Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18478527 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND TEMPLATE FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL CONTROL UNITS IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION FACILITY Non-Final OA SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18038441 ANALYSIS OF MULTI-RUN CYCLIC PROCESSING PROCEDURES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18647947 OPERATING A MICRO-GRID USING RULE-BASED CONTROLS AND A SITE-SPECIFIC OPTIMIZER Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18841816 CALIBRATION OF MACHINING TOOLS FOR A PRECISION AGRICULTURE Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18786017 MULTI-VARIANT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY Non-Final OA North Carolina State University

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