Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FORTICH, ALVARO E

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

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Alvaro E Fortich works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2857. There are 590 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 85.9 percent. This percentage provides a metric for the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 857. This timeframe is a factor in managing patent applications for clients.

The interview lift is 14.4 percent. For the 590 resolved cases, this lift shows the correlation between interviews and outcomes. The 857 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for pendency. Practitioners can use the 85.9 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 2857 data to inform strategy for their applications. These metrics from Tech Center 3700 assist in prosecution planning for the office.

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

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
608
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
857
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 590 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18756841 INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18820024 NETWORK NODE FOR A MULTIDROP SINGLE PAIR ETHERNET AND CORRESPONDING METHOD Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18962919 METHOD OF DETERMINING ONE OR MORE OPERATING PARAMETERS OF AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
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.
18756465 MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND LEARNED MODEL GENERATING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18810103 TEST DEVICE, WAFER AND TEST METHOD Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18750398 ELECTRONIC PORT LIQUID DETECTION Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19088882 CURRENT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
19033856 MAGNETIC SENSOR Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18775996 MECHANIZED IRRIGATION MACHINE THAT USES ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO FIND AN OPEN SWITCH OR WIRE Final Rejection Lindsay Corporation
18967067 MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18415296 CURRENT SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Melexis Technologies SA

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