Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HARTMAN JR, RONALD D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2118 2119 2121 2126

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.6%
Allow Rate
+34.6% vs TC avg
740
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
966
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 709 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
50.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19293693 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVELY MANAGING ELECTRIC POWER OVER AN ELECTRIC POWER GRID Non-Final OA Causam Enterprises, Inc.
18398057 DETERMINING OPTIMAL GRID INTERCONNECTIONS Non-Final OA X Development LLC
19327892 METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT CONTROL Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18388743 METHOD FOR OPTIMAL LOAD SHEDDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS (PSPS) - ADDRESSING PARTIAL LOAD SHEDDING AND LOAD-IMPORTANCE Non-Final OA HITACHI, Ltd.
18404717 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-REACTOR POWER GENERATION IN DATACENTERS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18572024 SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED METHOD FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18501082 SUSTAINABLE PRINTING THROUGH SELECTIVE RE-USE OPPORTUNITIES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18373041 BUILDING EQUIPMENT WITH EMBEDDED CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18574990 INFERENCE DEVICE Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
18561417 CONTROL DEVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINE Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
18137712 BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL OF MULTIPLE COMPONENTS Final Rejection Johnson Controls Technology Company
18383435 Print On Demand Non-Final OA Sky Castle Studios, LLC
18375924 INDIVIDUAL BUILDING SPACE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENT FOR VENTILATION AND AIR QUALITY CONTROL Non-Final OA XCSpec, Inc.
18220634 SMART METER, SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SMART METER Non-Final OA NURI TELECOM CO., LTD.

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