Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COTEY, PHILIP L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
785
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
957
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 761 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18692098 THIN COMPACT THERMOCOUPLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A THERMOCOUPLE Non-Final OA SAFRAN
18570085 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18242100 Temperature Measurement Facility Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18682068 METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR ASCERTAINING A JUNCTION TEMPERATURE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT COMPRISING AN INSULATED GATE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18491944 OPTICAL FIBER INSTRUMENTED APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Texas A&M University System
18409606 INTEGRATED OPTICAL NANOTHERMOMETRY FOR REAL-TIME WAFER TEMPERATURE MONITORING DURING PROCESSING Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18261819 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18604011 TEMPERATURE SENSOR Non-Final OA Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
18611945 Optical Signal Transfer Mechanism For A Vacuum Compatible Spring Loaded Thermometry Probe Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
18532292 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MONITORING INTOXICATION Non-Final OA KHN Solutions, LLC
18388685 POST-PROCESSING METHOD TO EXTEND THE FUNCTIONAL RANGE OF OPTICAL BACKSCATTER REFLECTOMETRY IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18682385 SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18409092 Sensor holder, electrical machine unit and use of a sensor holder Non-Final OA SEG Automotive Germany GmbH
18391786 PROBE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yingboweiye Technology Co., Ltd
18228804 BLUETOOTH THERMOMETER Final Rejection Zhejiang Shenwei Electric Co., Ltd.
18193907 ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Innogized Technologies, Inc.
17798714 Device for Determining the Temperature of an Object Non-Final OA Schlaeger Kunststofftechnik GmbH

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