Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HARTMAN JR, RONALD D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2115 2118 2119 2121 2126 2892 3723 3761

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.6%
Allow Rate
+19.6% vs TC avg
751
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
968
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 719 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.1%
§101 Eligibility
31.8%
§102 Novelty
35.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18281164 METHOD FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL GEOMETRY, AND SYSTEM FOR DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
19327892 METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT CONTROL Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18900413 CENTRAL PLANT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED SYSTEM CURVES CALIBRATION FOR PUMPS Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18798963 HEAT MITIGATION FOR MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Welch Allyn, Inc.
18892615 MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF CONTROLLERS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18113217 ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-BASED MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18574990 INFERENCE DEVICE Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
18398292 TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18775478 Machine Learning Based Control and Real-Time Settings Adjustments Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18501082 SUSTAINABLE PRINTING THROUGH SELECTIVE RE-USE OPPORTUNITIES Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18843139 Predicting a Capacity for a Combine Harvester Non-Final OA AGCO Corporation
18267944 AUTOMATED DETECTION OF TOOL GLAZING IN FLOOR GRINDERS Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18713127 THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, MODELS, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18416316 AUTOMATION AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOTION PATHS FOR THEATRICAL OBJECTS Final Rejection TAIT TOWERS MANUFACTURING, LLC

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