Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HARTMAN JR, RONALD D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2118 2119 2121 2126

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.5%
Allow Rate
+34.5% vs TC avg
737
Total Applications
+2.9%
Interview Lift
1017
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 702 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.5%
§101 Eligibility
33.2%
§102 Novelty
30.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18398057 DETERMINING OPTIMAL GRID INTERCONNECTIONS Non-Final OA X Development LLC
19327892 METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT CONTROL Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18529952 INTELLIGENT ADDITIVE DOSING IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18367580 Just-In-Time Learning With Variational Autoencoder For Cell Culture Process Monitoring And/Or Control Non-Final OA AMGEN 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
18506183 METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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
18257077 OPERATION PREDICTION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES Non-Final OA KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO., LTD
18416316 AUTOMATION AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOTION PATHS FOR THEATRICAL OBJECTS Non-Final OA TAIT TOWERS MANUFACTURING, LLC
18257131 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMISING A DRILLING PARAMETER DURING AN ONGOING DRILLING PROCESS Final Rejection EPIROC ROCK DRILLS AKTIEBOLAG
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.
18029348 Virtual Evaluation System For Evaluating An Industrial Process Designed To Be Implemented In An Industrial Facility And Associated Method Non-Final OA TECHNIP FRANCE

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