Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FRANK, RODNEY T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2861

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
938
Total Applications
+3.7%
Interview Lift
1135
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 915 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
66.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612040 HYDROGEN LEAK DETECTION DEVICE FOR HYDROGEN PIPELINE, CONTROLLER, AND HYDROGEN LEAK DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18690773 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING DEVICE, AND ROAD MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18681949 VIBRATION PROPAGATION MEMBER, VIBRATION TRANSCEIVER USING THE SAME, FLOWMETER, VELOCITY METER, CONCENTRATION METER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18582454 DEVICE FOR MEASURING A FLOW RATE OF A LIQUID Non-Final OA DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
18390580 MATERIAL TESTING MACHINE AND FIXING MECHANISM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18208202 SENSOR LOCATION AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA WATTS REGULATOR CO.
18876433 QANTITATIVE DETECTION METHOD OF MICRO-DEFECTS THROUGH LOW-FREQUENCY ULTRASONIC MULTI-RESOLUTION SCANNING IMAGING Final Rejection DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18013836 PIPELINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS)
18290054 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSING A DEVICE FOR SPRAYING A PHARMACEUTICAL FLUID PRODUCT Final Rejection APTAR FRANCE SAS
18690768 SECURING PART FOR A HOUSING AND HOUSING FOR A FIELD DEVICE Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
18040473 AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICE Final Rejection Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
18477118 DETERMINING A FLOW METRIC FOR A FLOW OF GRANULAR PARTICLES Final Rejection Acconeer AB
18535632 MONITORING PIPELINE INTEGRITY USING MACHINE LEARNING AIDED FIBER-OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING Final Rejection King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
18624460 Gas Sampling and Management System Non-Final OA Chrintec, LLC
18040360 METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED DETERMINATION OF A FILL LEVEL OR LIMIT LEVEL Final Rejection VEGA Grieshaber KG
18685442 MULTI-CORRECTION ANALYSIS METHOD USING CHROMATOGRAPH Non-Final OA Hyogo College of Medicine
18426407 PRESSURE VESSEL OPENING REINFORCEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA China Special Equipment Inspection & Research Institute
18426280 Network based gas sensor system with daisy chain RJ cable based connectivity for scalability, efficiency, flexibility and safety Non-Final OA ALPINCO BV
18390077 Overrunable Test Vehicle Final Rejection Humanetics Austria GmbH

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