Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DUNLAP, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
915
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
901
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 886 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18596812 ULTRASOUND PHANTOM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASOUND PHANTOM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17309687 PIPELINE DEFECT MONITORING Final Rejection Baker Hughes Energy Technology UK Limited
18583265 TESTING SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC NOISE REPLICATION THROUGH HYBRID SIMULATION Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18524588 Method and An Arrangement for Identification of Lateral Vibration Characteristics of An Electric Machine Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18590563 MODULATION OF SENSOR FILM COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED GAS DETECTION PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17982711 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18106044 EVALUATION METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18583130 CAPACITIVE MEMS DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18449597 IN SITU MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A SAMPLE STRAIN Final Rejection UT-BATTELLE, LLC
18002628 PACKAGING TESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA H.B. Fuller Company
18686366 SMART DENDROMETERS FOR TRACKING PLANT GROWTH Non-Final OA ePlant, Inc.
18686474 VIBRONIC MULTISENSOR Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
18203715 ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY SENSOR Final Rejection The University of British Columbia
18596890 APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WIND VELOCITY AND WIND DIRECTION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA EmMea Inc.
18581320 Apparatus and Method to Detect Residual Stress Around Cold Expanded Holes Using Longitudinal Critically Refracted Waves Non-Final OA Southwest Research Institute
18294245 FLAT MESH SENSOR Non-Final OA BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.
18430274 VARIABLY CONTROLLABLE INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Plitzie LLC
18516975 LEAK DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA HanJungNCS.CO., LTD
18253927 CONTACT SENSOR WITH FAILURE DETECTION MECHANISM Non-Final OA MECHAVISION INC.
18477704 Top Loading Testing Method and Device for Blow Molded Containers Non-Final OA Delta Engineering bvba
18354383 CROSS-FLEXURE FOR AN EXTENSOMETER Non-Final OA MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18271922 DAMPING RATIO MEASURING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD SUITABLE FOR CONSOLIDATION EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Chang’an University

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