Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2857 2863

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+3.4% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
+34.8%
Interview Lift
1087
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18207510 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DETECTING DEFECTS OF WAFER Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17968628 Fast Proxy Model For Well Casing Integrity Evaluation Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18481366 ELECTRICAL GRID ORIGINATION DETERMINATION BY POWER LINE DISTURBANCE CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18354584 FLEXIBLE ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATOR AND INTERNAL SIGNAL MONITOR Non-Final OA Tektronix, Inc.
17916968 Method, Device, Computer Program and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Generating a Graph Database for Determining a Part to be Checked of a Mechatronic System Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18029311 MONITORING AN EVENT IN A POWER CONVERTER Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17781508 Method and Apparatus for Sensor Measurements Processing Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18278156 FLOW BATTERY Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
18104183 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING MULTIPLE SIGNALS TRANSMITTED VIA A BIDIRECTIONAL REAL-TIME INTERFACE Final Rejection Advantest Corporation
18031573 MAKING A MEASUREMENT RELATING TO AN OBJECT DEPENDING ON A DERIVED MEASUREMENT SURFACE Final Rejection Peridot Print LLC
17825883 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING AND LEVERAGING USAGE DATA OF LIDAR ON MOBILE DEVICES Final Rejection HERE Global B.V.
18566642 Enhanced Q1 Mass Segregation in Scanning SWATH Non-Final OA DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
17757974 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING PIPELINE CORROSION Final Rejection PTT EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
18266207 METHOD FOR SCREENING OF A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA Targenomix GmbH
17719828 Method for Identifying a Leakage Current Path in a Circuit Non-Final OA Dialog Semiconductor (UK) Limited
17642291 METHOD FOR CALCULATING A STIMULUS FOR THE CHANGE OF SHAPE OF A MEDICAL AID Final Rejection K Line Europe GmbH

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