Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FOLLANSBEE, YVONNE TRANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1798 2117 3644 3725

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.1%
Allow Rate
-13.9% vs TC avg
144
Total Applications
+26.9%
Interview Lift
1136
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 114 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18406416 ARTIFICIAL WEATHERING OF A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18814837 ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17454392 OPTIMIZATION SUPPORT DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18847530 AN AUGMENTED REALITY BASED AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH A HANDS FREE SELECTION OF A VIRTUAL OBJECT Non-Final OA BASF SE
18719972 CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18184286 APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DUAL-HORIZON OPTIMIZATION OF A PROCESSING PLANT Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
17789603 CONTROL DEVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
17672955 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND COMPARING ATTRIBUTES OF A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OVER TIME Final Rejection Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
17848484 SHOT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SHOT PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
18363647 METHODS FOR GENERATING AN INTEGRATED LIST OF EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS USING DISPARATE SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND RELATED SYSTEMS Final Rejection Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

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