Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2857 2863

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
90
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 68 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18207510 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DETECTING DEFECTS OF WAFER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17999407 RANGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SENSOR SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17968628 Fast Proxy Model For Well Casing Integrity Evaluation Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18401552 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18453300 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM, OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18617029 BORE MAPPING DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR MAPPING WELLBORES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18606997 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17781508 Method and Apparatus for Sensor Measurements Processing Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18657991 FAILURE PROBABILITY EVALUATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18696081 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A DEFECT USING ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
18508889 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18481366 ELECTRICAL GRID ORIGINATION DETERMINATION BY POWER LINE DISTURBANCE CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18002733 ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY POWER THROUGH DIGITAL INVERSION OF SENSOR EFFECTS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18525954 BATTERY PROGNOSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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