Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KAY, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1758 2117 2857 2865 4100

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.1%
Allow Rate
+2.1% vs TC avg
400
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1248
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 375 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.9%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
36.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18441917 CHIPLET SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTUM SENSING Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17360423 Annulus Velocity Independent Time Domain Structure Imaging In Cased Holes Using Multi-Offset Secondary Flexural Wave Data Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18265725 Battery Monitoring Apparatus and Method Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18334923 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WELL INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT TOOL Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18247399 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FIRST BREAKS OF SONIC WAVEFORMS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18192559 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION OF HYDROCARBON-PRODUCTION WELL CONFIGURATION AND TRAJECTORY USING PERFORMANCE VERSUS DRILLING-COST PROFILES Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18192523 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MECHANICAL EARTH MODEL PARAMETER ESTIMATION Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18189906 EXTRAPOLATION OF SEISMIC DATA TO REDUCE PROCESSING EDGE ARTIFACTS Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18630083 MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITORING APPARATUS, AND MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18633350 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING MANUFACTURING PROCESS DATA Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18592656 METHODS FOR DETECTING REUSE OF SENSING COMPONENT Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18498617 AUTOMATED AND SECURE PRODUCTION DATA FLOW Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18637221 INCREASING ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF PREDICTING A PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA DISH Network L.L.C.
18098352 X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
18592087 CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION OF CONTINUOUS CHROMATOGRAPHY PROCESS Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18638040 BATTERY PACK AND MODULE HEALTH STATUS CHECK FOLLOWING AN IMPACT EVENT Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18629564 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA Quanta Computer Inc.
18061876 INTELLIGENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR MEASURING SIGNALS OF POLISHING PAD SURFACE, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA TA LIANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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