Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FRANK, RODNEY T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2861

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.6%
Allow Rate
+4.6% vs TC avg
936
Total Applications
+3.6%
Interview Lift
1188
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 913 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§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
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.
18690773 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING DEVICE, AND ROAD MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17996588 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE FILL LEVEL OF CONTAINERS Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18637490 SENSOR IN AN INTERNET-OF-THINGS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY 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
18538445 WAFER EVALUATION METHOD, WAFER PRODUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18208202 SENSOR LOCATION AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection WATTS REGULATOR CO.
18013836 PIPELINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS)
18535632 MONITORING PIPELINE INTEGRITY USING MACHINE LEARNING AIDED FIBER-OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING Final Rejection King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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
18245427 VIBRONIC SENSOR HAVING ECCENTRIC EXCITATION Final Rejection Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
18040473 AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICE Final Rejection Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
18040360 METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED DETERMINATION OF A FILL LEVEL OR LIMIT LEVEL Final Rejection VEGA Grieshaber KG
18477118 DETERMINING A FLOW METRIC FOR A FLOW OF GRANULAR PARTICLES Final Rejection Acconeer AB
18685442 MULTI-CORRECTION ANALYSIS METHOD USING CHROMATOGRAPH Non-Final OA Hyogo College of Medicine
18530886 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INJECTION MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Thermo Finnigan LLC
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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