Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ISLA, RICHARD

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2829 2858 2859 2867

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+8.2% vs TC avg
438
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 403 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18516990 TEST APPARATUS AND BATTERY PRODUCTION LINE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18777793 BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18652163 ISOLATED TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROBE Non-Final OA Tektronix, Inc.
18485257 CUSTOMIZABLE SAFETY ENCLOSURE FOR A DEVICE UNDER TEST Final Rejection Tektronix, Inc.
18663193 Electrical and Optical Semiconductor Probe Head Non-Final OA Teramount Ltd.
18741515 ELECTRICAL PLANT MONITORING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology
18615233 CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18654789 POSITION SENSOR Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18379073 MAGNETICALLY RETAINED REPLACEABLE CHUCK ASSEMBLY FOR PICK-AND-HOLD TEST HEAD UNIT Non-Final OA ADVANTEST CORPORATION
18430787 ROTOR FOR INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSOR Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18426447 SENSOR DEVICE HAVING FIRST INDUCTION COIL SET AND SECOND INDUCTION COIL SET FOR DETERMINING POSITION CHANGE OF METAL ITEM Non-Final OA Getac Technology Corporation
17906872 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND VITAL SENSOR Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18611024 DYNAMIC ON-RESISTANCE AND THRESHOLD VOLTAGE INSTABILITY EVALUATION CIRCUIT FOR POWER DEVICES AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
18424251 TESTING EQUIPMENT AND ADAPTER Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18402824 POSITIONING METHOD AND PROBE SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME, METHOD FOR OPERATING PROBE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING PROBE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A TESTED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection MPI CORPORATION
18765392 OPTICALLY PUMPED MAGNETOMETER AND MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPH Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
18776393 NON-CONTACT AC/DC SENSING PROBE AND SENSING METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA RONALD CHI KANG CHOU
18484773 TESTING HEAD WITH VERTICAL PROBES FOR A PROBE CARD AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Microtest S.p.A.
18685918 ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE CONTACT PIN AND VERTICAL PROBE CARD HAVING SAME Final Rejection POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18717953 A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING ELECTRIC AND/OR MAGNETIC FIELD OF AN OBJECT Non-Final OA Kongsberg Discovery AS
18687416 PROBE AND SOCKET FOR INSPECTION Non-Final OA Mikuro Spring Co., Ltd.
18586534 Adjustable Probe Tip Non-Final OA PMK Mess- und Kommunikationstechnik, GmbH
18483127 ACTUATOR POSITION INDICATOR USING ACTUATOR INDUCTANCE Final Rejection S&C Electric Company
18512234 Module for exchanging an interface unit, test system with such a module, method for testing semiconductor elements and for exchanging interface units Non-Final OA Turbodynamics GmbH

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