Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COTHRAN, BERNARD E

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2123 2128 2147 2188

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.1%
Allow Rate
-9.9% vs TC avg
409
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
1698
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 375 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16634028 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEARCHING FOR A DEFECT CAPABLE OF AFFECTING A ROTATING MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE Non-Final OA SAFRAN
17356025 Systems and Methods for Hydrocarbon Reservoir Divided Model Generation and Development Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17220462 PREDICTING AND AVOIDING FAILURES IN COMPUTER SIMULATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17232540 PROBABILISTIC FATIGUE AND BLEND LIMIT ASSESSMENT AND VISUALIZATION METHODS FOR AIRFOILS Final Rejection General Electric Company
17232814 METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPARING A SIMULATION WITH THE REAL CARRIED OUT PROCESS Non-Final OA ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH
17960036 MATERIAL SPECIFICATION TO FACILITATE PART CREATION IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Autodesk, Inc.
17013377 SYSTEM-LEVEL APPROACH TO GOAL-DRIVEN DESIGN Final Rejection AUTODESK, INC.
18629797 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A DENTAL TREATMENT DIFFICULTY IN DIGITAL TREATMENT PLANNING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
17281374 COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF PLANNING A RESTORATIVE DENTAL TREATMENT Final Rejection DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
17901828 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MODELING CAPABILITIES WITHIN SYSTEM MODELS OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17368104 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A HEAT EXCHANGER FOR SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURE FLUID Non-Final OA Tsinghua University
18057238 THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODELING OF A THREADED FEATURE USING COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN Non-Final OA Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation
16235424 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILITY-BASED CONSTRAINED NUMERICAL CALIBRATION OF MATERIAL MODELS Final Rejection Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.
17498106 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REPRESENTING FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION INTERFACE WITH PARTICLES Final Rejection Synopsys, Inc.
17609675 METHOD FOR MODELLING A WATER CURRENT IN A GEOLOGICAL GRIDDED MODEL OF A SEDIMENTARY AREA Non-Final OA TOTALENERGIES SE
18380137 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ATTRIBUTES OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA Liquid Biosciences, Inc.
16649684 Automated Reservoir Simulation Final Rejection Landmark Graphics Corporation
18000026 A Computer Implemented Method of Generating a Parametric Structural Design Model Non-Final OA BIM & Scan Limited
17993697 SIMULATOR FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QULABZ INC.
17983941 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ARCHITECTURAL VECTOR MAPS Non-Final OA MappedIn Inc.
17617890 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIND STRESS COEFFICIENT EXPRESSION BY COMPREHENSIVELY CONSIDERING IMPACTS OF WIND SPEED, FETCH AND WATER DEPTH Final Rejection NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17303473 Explorative Sampling of Natural Mineral Resource Deposits Non-Final OA 1789703 Ontario Ltd.
17313256 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING IMAGES BY MEANS OF AN X-RAY DEVICE DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Ziehm Imaging GmbH
17042759 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND SIMULATION OF THE OPERATION AND/OR BEHAVIOR OF MEDICAL DEVICES WHICH ARE IMPLANTABLE OR USABLE ON PATIENTS Final Rejection INSILICOTRIALS TECHNOLOGIES S.r.l.

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