Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FORTICH, ALVARO E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2857 2858 2862 2867 3729

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
606
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
856
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 583 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18756841 INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18720249 CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CAPACITIVE SENSOR Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18959636 BATTERY DETERIORATION ESTIMATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19033856 MAGNETIC SENSOR Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
19026802 SENSOR Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18810103 TEST DEVICE, WAFER AND TEST METHOD Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18337359 IRREGULAR-SHAPED CAPACITIVE SENSORS AND LOCATIONS OF TOUCH EVENTS AT THE SAME Non-Final OA Microchip Touch Solutions Limited
18820024 NETWORK NODE FOR A MULTIDROP SINGLE PAIR ETHERNET AND CORRESPONDING METHOD Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18842423 SHIM ELEMENTS FOR USE WITH A MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18672481 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL-AWARE ELECTROMIGRATION EVALUATION AND CIRCUIT DESIGN Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18773028 ELECTRICITY METER MANAGEMENT OF CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN-SWITCH EVENTS Final Rejection Itron, Inc.
18852571 POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18158816 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR THE DESIGN AND RELIABILITY EVALUATION OF THE SURFACE SUBCOMPONENT OF INSULATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

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