Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOCKER, JOHN PAUL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2158 2169 2188 2189

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
+2.1% vs TC avg
168
Total Applications
+28.8%
Interview Lift
1269
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 147 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
42.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18063198 DATA DRIVEN PRE-JOB PLANNING FOR WIRELINE OPERATIONS Final Rejection Schlumberger Technology Corporation
17661943 WELLBORE PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17732412 COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PREDICTING DATA FOR TRANSISTOR MODELING, TRANSISTOR MODELING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17450567 METHOD FOR VALIDATING SIMULATION MODELS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17654039 Modified Ray-Tracer for an Electromagnetic Response Simulator Final Rejection Aptiv Technologies AG
17783215 DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOPCON CORPORATION
17860145 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESSLY UPDATING AND OPTIMIZING A DIGITAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18254621 RRU UNDERVOLTAGE RISK PREDICTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
17828014 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DIGITAL TWINS Non-Final OA Accenture Global Solutions Limited
17643286 PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES Final Rejection Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of the Boeing Company

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