Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DUNN, DARRIN D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2117 2118 2121 2126

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
936
Total Applications
+23.7%
Interview Lift
1154
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 903 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.3%
§102 Novelty
88.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17930584 CLOUD-BASED MANAGEMENT OF A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATION IN A WELLBORE Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18576952 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL AND/OR PRODUCTION MACHINE Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18288735 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTING A FEED RATE OF A FEED CONTROL ON NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18289026 MANUFACTURING-APPARATUS DESIGN VERIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18547909 AIR-SENDING DEVICE AND AIR-SENDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18109487 SYSTEM, DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PROGRAMMING POWER TOOLS Final Rejection Black & Decker Inc.
18164020 SYSTEM, DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PROGRAMMING POWER TOOLS Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18343538 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING AN HVAC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18214711 CONFIGURING AN EVENT SYSTEM USING GENERATED DEVICE LABELS Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18384153 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TASK RECORDING USING ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD.
18567360 CONTROL DEVICE, INTERFERENCE CHECK DEVICE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18353176 Systems and Methods for Climate Control During Insufficient Supply of Power Non-Final OA Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
18372621 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE HVAC SYSTEM DURING VOLTAGE VARIATION EVENT Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18367357 HVAC ZONE CONTROL PANEL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
17910240 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18349253 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION CONTROL BASED ON AIR QUALITY METRICS Final Rejection PLUME DESIGN, INC.
17893976 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ENGRAVING MACHINE READABLE INFORMATION ON A METALLIC WORKPIECE DURING MANUFACTURING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS RELATED THERETO Final Rejection Ball Corporation
18560537 Method for Producing Film from a Total Amount of Raw Materials Using a Film Extrusion Machine, and Computer Program Product for Carrying Out the Method Non-Final OA Windmöller & Hölscher KG
18082774 METHODS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING FLUID CONDITIONING SYSTEM INCLUDING PLURAL FLUID CONDITIONING UNITS Non-Final OA Munters Corporation
18227846 IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Rain Bird Corporation
18408192 MACHINE TOOL SYSTEM Non-Final OA STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.
18374723 DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND REDUCING RADON CONCENTRATION IN AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Universidade da Coruña
18160259 VESTIBULE STRUCTURE FOR COOLING REDUNDANCY IN DATA CENTER Final Rejection Integra Mission Critical, LLC

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