Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DEVITO, ALEX T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+3.7% vs TC avg
779
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1219
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 752 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17785750 NON-INVASIVE CONTINUOUS CAPACITANCE LEVEL DETECTOR Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18405828 LOAD SENSOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18570975 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTOR BEARING FAULT DETECTION USING SENSED CURRENT Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
17287037 CHROMATOGRAPHIC CONTROL DEVICE, CHROMATOGRAPHIC SYSTEM, CHROMATOGRAPHIC CONTROL METHOD AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18691585 ACOUSTIC FREQUENCY ATLAS-BASED APPROACH FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC IDENTIFICATION OF SURGICAL BIOMARKERS Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18545195 RADIO/MICROWAVE FREQUENCY GAS SENSOR Non-Final OA Know Labs, Inc.
18604916 ENVIRONMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
18691198 A DEVICE FOR APPLYING VIBRATIONS TO A PASSENGER CAR Non-Final OA BEP Europe NV
18572344 METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR REFURBISHING A PROBE FOR USE IN A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY DEVICE, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD Non-Final OA Nearfield Instruments B.V.
18570435 GAS IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND GAS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOUSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
17868250 BREATH TEST SYSTEM Non-Final OA Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.
18315320 INTELLIGENT AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MINE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS Non-Final OA CCTEG Shenyang Research Institute
17767491 METHOD FOR LEAKAGE DETECTION Non-Final OA Rosenxt Holding AG

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