Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2113 2855 2857 2863

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Within Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2113, Examiner Joshua L Forristall has handled 72 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 63.9 percent. This figure serves as a reference for the likelihood of success. A median days to allowance of 1178 defines the prosecution timeline. This duration is a consideration for applicants when managing their portfolios.

Data shows an interview lift of 17.1 percent. With 72 resolved cases, this lift indicates the impact of communication on results. The 1178 days to allowance provides a standard for pendency. The 63.9 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 2113 designation help determine a prosecution approach for the case. These data points from Tech Center 2800 support planning for the patent process.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

63.9%
Allow Rate
-4.1% vs TC avg
112
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
50.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18373625 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM IS RECORDED Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18719706 ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18681056 DETERIORATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM, DETERIORATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND DETERIORATION DETERMINATION PROGRAM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18753515 Method and Apparatus for Determining a Motion of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17999748 Method for Determining a Speed of an Object Using an Ultrasonic Pulse Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18582325 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BIN-DEPENDENT DETERMINATION OF FIRST ARRIVALS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
17639207 Method and System for Determining an Electrical System State of at Least One Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18685964 AI-Accelerated Analysis Method, Evaluation Unit, Gas Chromatograph, Analysis System and Computer Program Product Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17550246 DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK FOR DETERMINING A ROTATION ANGLE OF AN OBJECT, AND A DEVICE, A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROTATION ANGLE OF AN OBJECT Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18282755 Learning Data Creation Method and Learning Data Creation Device Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
19210694 Determining Groupings of Two or More Boreholes Final Rejection NexTier Completion Solutions, Inc.
18515048 CAPACITIVE DETECTION OF FOLD ANGLE FOR FOLDABLE DEVICES Final Rejection Synaptics Incorporated
18711899 COMPUTATIONS TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF MATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL FLAWS Non-Final OA BROWN UNIVERSITY
18563632 ESTIMATION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ESTIMATION METHOD Final Rejection GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18033687 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18443236 OPTIMIZATION OF A METROLOGY ALGORITHM FOR EXAMINATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18613083 STATISTICAL ACOUSTIC SENSING-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-VEHICLE CHILD PRESENCE DETECTION Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18255455 METHOD, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING UTILIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL WATER APPLIANCES OF A COMMON WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Final Rejection CLEANGUARD AB

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