Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2113 2857 2863

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+23.4%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 58 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17903741 DERIVED BULK DENSITY WHILE DRILLING FROM AZIMUTHAL GAMMA RAY AT BIT Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18515048 CAPACITIVE DETECTION OF FOLD ANGLE FOR FOLDABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Synaptics Incorporated
17545299 METHOD FOR INDICATING A STATE OF A BATTERY OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
17450022 METHOD FOR MONITORING A CABLE HARNESS Non-Final OA AUDI AG
19186241 REAL-TIME REPORT GENERATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18685964 AI-Accelerated Analysis Method, Evaluation Unit, Gas Chromatograph, Analysis System and Computer Program Product Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18358458 REDUCING DIGITAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR ERROR WITH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18508651 METHOD OF ESTIMATING ABSOLUTE STRAIN OF STRUCTURE REFERENCE-FREE USING ULTRASONIC WAVE VELOCITY, AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18036691 WEAR SENSOR AND METHOD OF SENSING WEAR Final Rejection Metso Finland Oy
18033687 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18104149 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING A BIDIRECTIONAL REAL-TIME INTERFACE Final Rejection Advantest Corporation
17786180 MACHINE VISION FOR CHARACTERIZATION BASED ON ANALYTICAL DATA Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
17774646 METHOD FOR AUTOMATED BUFFER ZONE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA BASF Agro Trademarks GmbH
18563632 ESTIMATION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18216936 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TEST PROCEDURES Final Rejection dSPACE GmbH
18380899 Method For Estimating A Future Value Of A Physical Quantity Of An Industrial System Such As A Nuclear Reactor Non-Final OA Electricite de France
18220115 ANNULAR ANCHOR, METHOD FOR CALCULATING ANTITORQUE BEARING STRENGTH THEREOF AND INSTALLING AND RECYCLING ASSEMBLE FOR THE ANCHOR Non-Final OA CHINA THREE GORGES CORPORATION
18007073 ULTRASOUND SCANNING SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE GATING Non-Final OA DolphiTech AS
17723821 SETTING A DATA EVENT PARAMETER FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BASED ON A CARE USAGE PATTERN Non-Final OA INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
18563354 MACHINE LEARNING METHODS TO PREDICT MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS Non-Final OA ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
18462205 AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION OF INTELLIGENT DOOR LOCK Non-Final OA PIN GENIE LIMITED
18361323 Power Meter Determining An Operating State Final Rejection Senva Inc.
18132325 SENSOR READING CORRECTION Final Rejection Aquatic Informatics ULC
16960707 DIGITAL REACTIONWARE Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
17810902 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING DIGITAL EXPERIENCES Non-Final OA Nexthink SA

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