Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GIBSON, RANDY W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2841 2855 2856 3761

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+5.5% vs TC avg
1363
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1338 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18263836 ESTIMATION SYSTEM, HUMAN MONITORING SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18420245 TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18537473 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18510685 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING TEMPERATURE RELATED SCATTERING MATRIX OF TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18591986 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18591209 TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18428070 WATER SUPPLY MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Watts Regulator Co.
18683147 REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT METHOD FOR METALLURGICAL TEMPERATURE MEASURING AND SAMPLING PROBE Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18572331 MEASUREMENT SET-UP AND MOUNTING Non-Final OA TDK Electronics AG
16146152 NON-INVASIVE PROCESS FLUID TEMPERATURE INDICATION Final Rejection Rosemount Inc.
18049379 Fiber Optic Temperature Probe for Temperature Limiting Applications Non-Final OA Photon Control Inc.
18606705 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THERMAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID MATERIALS Non-Final OA Thermtest Inc.
18600284 ROASTING PROBE Non-Final OA Shenzhen ElinkThings Co., Ltd
18593819 WEIGHING DEVICE, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE WEIGHING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A WEIGHT Non-Final OA Mettler-Toledo GmbH
18687924 U-SHAPED PLATE FOR WEIGHING MODULE AND WEIGHING MODULE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Mettler-Toledo International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18291279 DIAGNOSIS OF A THERMOMETER Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser Wetzer GmbH+Co. KG
18510763 Pyrometer device for laser plastic welding temperature determination and system for laser plastic welding Non-Final OA Leister Technologies AG
18496972 MEASURING FLUID TEMPERATURE IN A GAS METER Non-Final OA Natural Gas Solutions North America, LLC
18381361 TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Brisby, Inc.
18287137 CALCULATION DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA RIKEN KEIKI CO., LTD.

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