Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FERRELL, CARTER W

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2857 2863

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
-6.9% vs TC avg
136
Total Applications
+47.4%
Interview Lift
1146
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 108 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18067457 INTEGRATED MACHINE LEARNING PLATFORM TO CAPTURE MULTIPHASE VIRTUAL FLOW RATES AND DIAGNOSTIC MEASURES Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18000474 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL MEASURING DEVICE Final Rejection Autoliv Development AB
18081682 UNIFIED BATTERY-STATUS OBSERVABILITY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18340125 METHOD FOR TESTING A CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17934598 PERSONAL DEVICE SENSING BASED ON MULTIPATH MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18180673 MACHINE TOOL DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
18187097 THERMAL MITIGATION FOR AUTOMATED TESTING Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
16969811 FILTERING A PRESSURE SIGNAL FROM A MEDICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
18226853 DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM BY ANALYZING SIGNAL BASED ON CNN Non-Final OA Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation of Yeungnam University
18230011 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RESONANT CURRENT IN A POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Enphase Energy, Inc.
18229685 METHOD FOR ANALYZING BATTERY LIFE DEGRADATION, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Shanghai Makesens Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
18240498 Communication Method and Communication Apparatus for MRI Device Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18520547 DEVICES AND METHODS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CALIBRATE A LABORATORY ANALYZER Non-Final OA CCQCC Corp.
18233753 DEVICES AND METHODS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CALIBRATE A LABORATORY ANALYZER Non-Final OA CCQCC Corp.
18162267 WATER MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM INCORPORATING REAL-TIME RAINFALL AND WATER QUALITY DATA IN PARALLEL Final Rejection Flowlink Environmental Inc.

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