Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HUANG, DAVID Z

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2861

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
713
Total Applications
+13.7%
Interview Lift
951
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 685 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.0%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18442642 IN-SITU IMAGING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18684889 DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION APPARATUS, AND DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18110963 Pneumatic Module for a Gas Analysis Device, Production Method and Computer Program Product Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18610625 SENSOR MODULE Non-Final OA ROHM Co., LTD.
18555410 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF A DEVICE Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18366910 DEVICE INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CLEANING NECESSITY AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Dish Network L.L.C.
18694492 ANALYTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18693014 OPTICAL PULSE TEST METHOD AND OPTICAL PULSE TEST EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18586040 HIGH-PRECISION ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD FOR INTERNAL DEFECT OF COMPLEX-SHAPED COMPONENT BASED ON SEARCH-VECTOR IMAGING CONDITION Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18609231 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH
18953434 Mxene Based Sensor Devices Non-Final OA Deakin University
18004841 A BUILDING FACILITY WATER MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection micas AG
18579177 AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICE Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
18293568 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBGRADE DEFORMATION Non-Final OA Tensar International Corporation
18258137 STACKABLE ENVIRONMENTAL AIR SAMPLING PUMP Non-Final OA IDEAL Industries, Inc.
18443412 Humidity Sensor Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Sensors France
18579073 A DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA THREE SMITH GROUP LIMITED
18572105 Vibrating Bridge for a Vibrating-Wire Sensor, and Vibrating-Wire Sensor Non-Final OA Digi Sens AG
18253342 AIR QUALITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM, AIR QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND SENSOR MODULE Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOUSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
18366765 CHAMBER AND LEAK TESTER Non-Final OA YAMAHA FINE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18038742 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM USING MASS BALANCING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC
18214442 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING, MONITORING, & DETECTING BIOAEROSOL PRESENCE & MOVEMENT IN AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Poppy Health, Inc.
18027823 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AIR QUALITY Non-Final OA uHoo PTE LTD
18105611 Systems and Methods for Monitoring Contents in an Asset Non-Final OA Independent Technologies, LLC

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