Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ERDMAN, CHAD G

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2115 2116 2121

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
590
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
950
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 558 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18165726 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUXILIARY LOAD CONTROL Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18248366 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE IN A PROCESSING PLANT FOR CONTAINERS AND MACHINE FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS Final Rejection Krones AG
18387575 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED TOOL AND POWER PLANT CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENERGY BALANCING SOLAR POWER PLANTS AND A SOLAR POWER PLANT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18227091 VIRTUALIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICE IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18234116 AUGMENTED DEEP LEARNING USING COMBINED REGRESSION AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18495451 PARTIAL-FORM MODEL-FREE ADAPTIVE DISTURBANCE COMPENSATION CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF MEASURABLE DISTURBANCES Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18461929 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC NEST AND ROUTING ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA ATS Corporation
18471535 Remote Monitoring of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Devices Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18086884 Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment Final Rejection Hayward Industries, Inc.
18086893 Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment Final Rejection Hayward Industries, Inc.
18086902 Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment Final Rejection Hayward Industries, Inc.
18086904 Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment Non-Final OA Hayward Industries, Inc.
18086889 Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment Final Rejection Hayward Industries, Inc.
18086887 Systems and Methods for Providing Network Connectivity and Remote Monitoring, Optimization, and Control of Pool/Spa Equipment Non-Final OA Hayward Industries, Inc.
18449303 IRRIGATION SYSTEM COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING GEOSPATIAL DATA Non-Final OA Lindsay Corporation
18179809 Machine Learning Application To Predictive Energy Management Final Rejection Budderfly, Inc.
18118326 DRIVING A PHACOEMULSIFIER ACTUATOR Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18469321 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND SERVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Carrier Corporation
17358973 AUTOMATED FEEDING SYSTEM FOR FISH Non-Final OA TidalX AI Inc.

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