Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LAU, TUNG S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1686 2812 2855 2857 2862 2863 3645 3792

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+12.8% vs TC avg
1,165
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1139 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
27.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18718224 METHODS FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING Non-Final OA SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18674308 FUEL TANK MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
18262360 METHOD FOR DETECTING AN UNSTABLE STATE OF A VEHICLE BATTERY Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18387283 Improved Influx and Loss Detection for Managed Pressure Drilling Operations Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18715190 CONDITION MONITORING OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA AUGURY SYSTEMS LTD.
18688294 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RESISTANCE OF BATTERY AND BATTERY SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THE METHOD Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18397125 FERTILIZATION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, FERTILIZATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18418020 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING RECORDS AND PREDICTIONS OF THE SUBSURFACE FRACTURE SPACING Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18500041 TRAJECTORY EVALUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18523163 METHOD OF BUILDING A LiDAR SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION MODEL THROUGH TWO-STEP DOMAIN ADAPTATION AND LiDAR-BASED OBJECT PERCEPTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18612932 ACOUSTIC FLUID DENSITY DETERMINATION FOR GEOMETRICALLY COMPLEX FLOW CELLS Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, LLC
18417528 CEMENT EVALUATION AND CASING ECCENTRICITY DETECTION WITH CBL IN NON-CONCENTRIC CASING STRING WITH NARROW ANNULUS Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18633654 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF ONLINE SERVICES Non-Final OA Shopify Inc.

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