Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FRANK, RODNEY T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2858 2861

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Rodney T Frank works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2855. There are 928 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 72.7 percent. This percentage provides a metric for the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 1134. This timeframe is a factor in managing patent applications for clients.

The interview lift is 3.6 percent. For the 928 resolved cases, this lift shows the correlation between interviews and outcomes. The 1134 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for pendency. Practitioners can use the 72.7 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 2855 data to inform strategy for their applications. These metrics from Tech Center 2800 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

72.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
947
Total Applications
+3.6%
Interview Lift
1134
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 928 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Final Rejection KRONES AG
18844386 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TORQUE Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18538445 WAFER EVALUATION METHOD, WAFER PRODUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
18390580 MATERIAL TESTING MACHINE AND FIXING MECHANISM Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18841538 GAS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GAS SENSOR Non-Final OA NITERRA CO., LTD.
18030180 PERFORMANCE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POLYCARBOXYLATE SUPERPLASTICIZER IN CONCRETE SYSTEM Non-Final OA QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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