Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CORTES, HOWARD

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1796 2100 2118 2144 2177 2818 4100

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
538
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 521 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18745134 APPEARANCE INSPECTING DEVICE, WELDING SYSTEM, SHAPE DATA CORRECTING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR APPEARANCE INSPECTION OF A WELD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17795495 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18797224 MODULAR CONTROLLER FOR A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18595891 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18313994 TELEMETRY SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING COOLING OF COMPUTE COMPONENTS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18456359 TURBO-EXPANDER INTELLIGENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18661940 METHOD FOR A STATE ESTIMATION OF AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, STATE ESTIMATION ARRANGEMENT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18635311 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EDGE COMPUTE SURFACE SELECTION FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICE TWINS Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18583331 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
18583334 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.

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