Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2188

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

14.3%
Allow Rate
-40.7% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
27.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17551514 DERIVING FOUNDRY FABRICATION MODELS FROM PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS OF FABRICATED DEVICES Non-Final OA X Development LLC
17735727 FORMATION AND RESERVOIR ROCK MODELING USING SYMBOLIC REGRESSION Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17846917 SERVER DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR SPATIAL MAPPING OF A MODEL Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
17949243 LAYOUT CREATION DEVICE, LAYOUT CREATION METHOD, LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17553410 STRUCTURAL INCONSISTENCY DETECTION USING DISTANCE DATA Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17871561 METHOD FOR DETERMINING SECONDARY RESERVOIR FORMATION BOUNDARIES AND COMBINED EXTRACTION OF MULTIPLE ASYMMETRIC MINING COALBED METHANE Non-Final OA Chongqing University
17572736 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE CAPACITY OF AN APPLICATION CLUSTER Non-Final OA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
17791311 POLISHING AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE Final Rejection Fanuc Corporation
17617193 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARTICLE BASED TREATMENT USING MICRODOSIMETRY TECHNIQUES Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
17794745 REAL-TIME CABLE ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATOR WITH CUSTOM CONNECTORS Final Rejection Molex, LLC
17634734 OPTICAL DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR 3D LIGHT FIELD DISPLAYS Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
17852191 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SIMULATION SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SIMULATION METHOD Final Rejection Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
17580279 Systems and Methods for Roof Area and Slope Estimation Using a Point Set Final Rejection Insurance Services Office, Inc.
17805327 BEADING DESIGN TOOL METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17825235 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE SIMULATION Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17552132 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AI-ASSISTED SYSTEM DESIGN Non-Final OA Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
18082823 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR OBJECT POSITION OPTIMIZATION BASED ON SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN DATA Non-Final OA AGILESODA INC.
17916579 REAL TIME AUGMENTED REALITY SELECTION OF USER FITTED EYEGLASS FRAMES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Ocularex, Inc.
17784940 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SPH-BASED FLUID ANALYSIS SIMULATION Final Rejection E8IGHT CO., LTD
17778075 METHOD FOR DEFINING AT LEAST ONE BOUNDARY SURFACE INSIDE AN ARTIFICIAL TOOTH ELEMENT Non-Final OA VITA ZAHNFABRIK H. RAUTER GMBH & CO. KG
17595434 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE LEARNING OF MODELS FOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

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