Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DHAKAL, BICKEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2834 2837 2846 2877 2896

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
775
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 732 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
28.0%
§102 Novelty
41.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18615202 FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL WITH SECTOR DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18717068 MULTI-LEVEL INVERTER USING WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES IN A POWER TOOL Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
17911141 ELEVATOR SAFETY MONITORING DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18221988 LOW-SPEED SENSORLESS BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL IN A POWER TOOL Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18712823 MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE, MOTOR UNIT, AND MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18142860 METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING AN ELEVATOR Non-Final OA KONE Corporation
17959791 SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection Kone Corporation
18119375 DEMOLITION ROBOT WITH CONTROLLABLE CURRENT CONSUMPTION Final Rejection HUSQVARNA AB
18721516 Power Converter Non-Final OA Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
18243998 MOTOR CONTROLLER MODULE Non-Final OA Briggs & Stratton, LLC
18251550 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR FOR MAINTENANCE Non-Final OA Inventio AG
18042783 CONTROL UNIT Non-Final OA Inventio AG
17309856 PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection Inventio AG
18311866 DUAL MACHINE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
18166513 ELEVATOR MACHINE BRAKING Non-Final OA OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
18070848 ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELEVATOR Non-Final OA Otis Elevator Company
17825753 ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR BRAKE, ELEVATOR BRAKE AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Otis Elevator Company
18548001 DRIVER Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18139281 ROBOTIC INTERLOCKING ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA HYUNDAI ELEVATOR CO., LTD.
18488018 METHOD FOR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF ACTUATORS WITH CAPACITANCE AS PART OF THE FEEDBACK Final Rejection CHIPSEMI SEMICONDUCTOR (NINGBO) CO., LTD.
18258075 CIRCUITS INCLUDING HIGH POWER TRANSISTORS Final Rejection Search For The Next, LTD.
17886176 MAST HEIGHT ROTARY ENCODER Non-Final OA Toyota Material Handling, Inc.

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