Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DALBO, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2857 2865

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
572
Total Applications
+18.9%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.1%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18092349 Method and Apparatus for Cooperative Usage of Multiple Distance Meters Final Rejection May Patents Ltd.
18385195 Feature calculation apparatus, feature calculation method, and storage medium Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18141110 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTOR SENSOR CONDUCTOR FALL DETECTION Final Rejection Aclara Technologies LLC
17518750 WAVEFORM PROCESSING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND WAVEFORM PROCESSING ASSISTANCE METHOD Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18160892 DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Snap-on Incorporated
18039331 METHOD FOR OBTAINING AT LEAST ONE PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF A SUBSURFACE VOLUME OF A HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR OVER TIME Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
18290316 TIRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TIRE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18343704 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNAL TRANSLATION Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18113469 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SINUSOIDAL SIGNAL DISTORTION MONITORING AND VISUALIZATION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18231567 DEPTH-PROFILING OF SAMPLES BASED ON X-RAY MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD.
18490145 ADAPTIVE PROTECTIVE RELAY EVENT REPORTS Non-Final OA Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
18554657 METHOD FOR CHECKING A SIGNAL PATH OF AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR CIRCUIT FOR A FIELD DEVICE IN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
18333595 TRACK CONDITION MONITORING DEVICE, TRACK CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM AND TRACK CONDITION MONITORING METHOD Final Rejection Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17890449 METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLEANING DEVICE AS WELL AS CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
18207464 METER VOLTAGE FINGERPRINT Non-Final OA Utilidata, Inc.
18449344 Multipath Object Identification For Navigation Non-Final OA Innoviz Technologies Ltd

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