Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HAO, YI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2187 3761

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-36.7% vs TC avg
79
Total Applications
+36.5%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.5%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
35.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17544325 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF MUD MOTOR DRILLING MODE Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17568269 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH A FUEL CELL Final Rejection General Electric Company
17778499 ARCHITECTURAL MODEL DATA ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND ARCHITECTURAL MODEL DATA ASSISTANCE METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
17686344 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17669902 MODELING A KARST FORMATION FOR A WELLBORE OPERATION Final Rejection Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
17337456 MACHINE-LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE-LEARNING METHOD, DATA GENERATION DEVICE, DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
17862316 AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT MATERIAL DETECTION AND REMOVAL Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
17730897 Performing A Deformation-Based Physics Simulation Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
19070258 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Final Rejection nTopology Inc.
19070285 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Final Rejection nTopology Inc.
17689813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Non-Final OA nTopology Inc.
17925885 MODEL CONSTRUCTION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION APPARATUS, MODEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD, ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
17769002 MODELING METHOD FOR SOFT MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE OF BLAST FURNACE TUYERE RACEWAY Final Rejection Northeastern University
18092910 SIMULATION OF LIDAR TRANSMISSION THROUGH A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18050904 FAST SCREENING OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURE AND RESERVOIR MODELS CONDITIONED TO PRODUCTION DATA Non-Final OA ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY

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