Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: COTHRAN, BERNARD E

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2123 2128 2147 2186 2188

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.5%
Allow Rate
-9.5% vs TC avg
417
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1623
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 389 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18172908 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING STRESS DISTURBANCES FOR LATERAL WELLBORE DRILLING Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18629797 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A DENTAL TREATMENT DIFFICULTY IN DIGITAL TREATMENT PLANNING Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18066222 DATA STACK MIPS ANALYSIS TOOL FOR DATA PLANE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies OY
17605416 CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEM TYPE MACHINING SYSTEM Non-Final OA JTEKT CORPORATION
17874765 SIMULATION EXECUTION SYSTEM, SIMULATION EXECUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17901828 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MODELING CAPABILITIES WITHIN SYSTEM MODELS OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
19085445 SPINAL ROD AND SYSTEMS THEREOF Final Rejection SPINAL RESOURCES, INC.
16235424 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILITY-BASED CONSTRAINED NUMERICAL CALIBRATION OF MATERIAL MODELS Final Rejection Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.

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