Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COTEY, PHILIP L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1743 2855 2856

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Philip L. Cotey has resolved 781 cases in Art Unit 1743 of Tech Center 2800. The examiner has an allowance rate of 83.9 percent and a median days to allowance of 895. This combination of an allowance rate and a timeline is a feature of his profile. The 781 resolved cases provide a dataset for understanding the examiner's approach.

The interview lift is 21.3 percent, indicating that interviews are a strategy. For the 781 resolved cases, the 21.3 percent lift enhances the 83.9 percent allowance rate. Practitioners should utilize the 895 median days to allowance to benchmark their prosecution speed. The 21.3 percent lift and the 83.9 percent allowance rate are the key metrics for Art Unit 1743. These data points offer a view of the examination process for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
793
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
895
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 781 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
59.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18682068 METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR ASCERTAINING A JUNCTION TEMPERATURE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT COMPRISING AN INSULATED GATE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18575923 DRIVE SYSTEM AND DETERMINING METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE IN A METERING SYSTEM OF A DRIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18745212 MICROBOLOMETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18744907 THERMISTOR ASSEMBLY, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation
18611945 Optical Signal Transfer Mechanism For A Vacuum Compatible Spring Loaded Thermometry Probe Final Rejection Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
18747056 ACTIVATABLE TEMPERATURE EXPOSURE INDICATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Temptime Corporation

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