Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2852 2862

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+13.5% vs TC avg
661
Total Applications
+5.6%
Interview Lift
836
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 647 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18895990 ADAPTER DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ACCESSORY Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18443759 METHOD FOR MONITORING THE OPERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, CONTROL DEVICE DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT A METHOD OF THIS TYPE, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CONTROL DEVICE OF THIS TYPE Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH
18585261 STRUCTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND STRUCTURE EVALUATION METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18685800 METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING CURRENT OPERATING-STATE-DEPENDENT VARIABLES, MORE PARTICULARLY THE CURRENT CONVEYED VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE, OR A FAN, AND FAN FOR APPLICATION OF THE METHOD Non-Final OA ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
18515644 Enclosure and heating, ventilation and air conditioning system comprising the enclosure Non-Final OA Danfoss A/S
18276732 FISHING REEL, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND FISHING INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection GLOBERIDE, Inc.
18293787 HUMIDITY SENSOR WITH IMPROVED CONTAMINANT SEALING Non-Final OA DWYER INSTRUMENTS, LLC
18321365 ROLL TESTING MACHINE FOR ROLL TESTING TOOTHINGS Non-Final OA Klingelnberg AG
18387285 Cavitation Detection Using Torque Load and/or Instantaneous Fuel Consumption Non-Final OA Cattron North America, Inc.
18547631 Aspirator with pipetting function Non-Final OA ERGASTA APS
18220315 METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF EXERCISES PERFORMED IN GLOVES Non-Final OA SHAPE.CARE Sp. z o.o.
18037276 AIRBORNE STRUCTURE FOR AN ARRAY OF GEOPHYSICAL SENSORS, TO BE TOWED BY AN AIRCRAFT, AND KIT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME Non-Final OA UMag Solutions ApS
18301587 FLASH HOUSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES, A SET COMPRISING A FLASH HOUSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES AND AT LEAST ONE FLASH LIGHT SHAPING TOOL, AND A FLASH LIGHT SHAPING TOOL Non-Final OA Profoto Aktiebolag

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