Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 01, 2026

Examiner: KWOK, HELEN C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2861

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+12.6% vs TC avg
1,679
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
934
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1638 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
79.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18335692 ACOUSTIC DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND ASSOCIATED KINETIC ENERGY HARVESTER Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18652866 MASS FLOW CONTROLLER AND ZERO POINT CALIBRATION METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18196767 TOOL BASED WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH TOOL TIP POSITION CALIBRATIONS Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18635965 CAPILLARY-BASED PRESSURE THRESHOLD SENSOR FOR LIQUIDS AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES USING SAME Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18708663 SAMPLE SUPPORT UNIT, AND SAMPLE IONIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18391708 PIPELINE FLUID PRESSURE FLUCTUATION SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
17524589 GUIDED WAVE TESTING OF WELDS IN PIPELINES AND PLATE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Southwest Research Institute

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