Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EVERETT, CHRISTOPHER E

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2116 2117 2121

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.4%
Allow Rate
+28.4% vs TC avg
867
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 830 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19358884 Method and Apparatus for Actively Managing Electric Power Supply for an Electric Power Grid Non-Final OA Causam Enterprises, Inc.
18799546 Method and Apparatus for Actively Managing Electric Power Supply for an Electric Power Grid Non-Final OA Causam Enterprises, Inc.
18425406 SMART LOADING OPTIMIZER ENGINE (SLOPE) USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18366899 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING HYDROCARBON ASSETS IN OPERATING FACILITIES Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18474302 PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING REPLICA Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18204490 FACTORY INTERFACE VACUUM GENERATION USING VACUUM EJECTORS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18454778 ACCOMMODATION OF DECOMPOSITION OF OBJECTS CREATED USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18048078 Identifying Machine-Based Critical Zones Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18313993 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING COOLING OF COMPUTE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17953539 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL LOOP Final Rejection Intel Corporation,
18518730 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING ABNORMAL STATE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18530175 SMART GAS EMERGENCY GAS SUPPLY DEVICE AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18548160 ANOMALY DETECTION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING MELTPOOL MONITORING, AND RELATED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
18384202 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED OPTIMAL AIR DAMPER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF INDUSTRIAL BOILERS Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute
18556674 IMAGING ENVIRONMENT ADJUSTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18480365 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING DISTRIBUTED CONTROLLER CONNECTIONS WITHIN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18387021 OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR HEAT DISSIPATION CONTROL OF GPU ACCELERATOR CARDS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA INVENTEC CORPORATION
18574405 AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
18259736 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ASSISTING DEVICE AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ASSISTING SYSTEM Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18084980 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINES Non-Final OA ATS Corporation
18381342 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A CONTROLLER FOR A TECHNICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Schweiz AG
18396270 HYDROGEN STATION, CONTROL UNIT FOR HYDROGEN STATION, AND PROGRAM FOR HYDROGEN STATION Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATON
18572682 METHOD FOR GENERATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL FOR PROCESS CONTROL, PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL, AND REACTOR COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SABIC SK NEXLENE COMPANY PTE. LTD.
18531473 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE THERMOREGULATION OF A PLURALITY OF TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED ENCLOSURES IN AUTOMOBILES Non-Final OA Chuanming Fu
18382342 VALVE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM USED TO CONTROL FLOW RATE OF A FLUID Non-Final OA Illinois Took Works Inc.
18281724 OPTIMIZING MANUFACTURING PLANT DEVICES Non-Final OA Andritz Inc.
18300048 APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE ROLL, PITCH AND YAW OF A KEY BLANK Final Rejection Iconx International Limited

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