Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GEIST, RICHARD EDWIN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3648 3665

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
995
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18205783 MOBILE ROBOT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18349393 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT STATE DETERMINATION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18372485 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING RUBBING CONDITIONS FOR ENGINE ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18171410 Mower Implement With Blade Monitoring System Final Rejection DEERE & COMPANY
18714139 CONTROL DEVICE, DRONE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18493306 MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD TO DETECT THE DRIVING SPEED OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ITSELF Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
19133227 BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT CAN BE DRIVEN BY AN ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18803710 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF MOTOR OF COLUMN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS), AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18539024 MONITORING FOR CONDITIONS LIKELY TO CAUSE PERSISTENT CONTRAILS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18751271 Method for determining an emergency landing track, corresponding device and computer program Final Rejection THALES
17930733 PROGRAMMATIC HATCH OPENING CAPABILITY OF AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17560220 DETERMINING NAVIGATION ROUTE BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Final Rejection RED HAT, INC.

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