Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2118 2119 2122 2123 2126 2127

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
+11.8% vs TC avg
791
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 759 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
76.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17442718 Method for Operating a Machine Tool and a Machine Tool Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18244718 GATEWAY DEVICE, GATEWAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18508644 PREDICTIVE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT OUTPUT LOAD SWITCHING FOR INPUT PHASE BALANCING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17430317 ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION LINE AND CONSUMERS Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
18285881 CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY BETWEEN ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL ENERGY REPOSITORIES AND A POWER GRID Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
18557047 VIDEO ANALYSIS DEVICE, VIDEO ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18306383 COOLING CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES UTILIZING PORT STATUS LIGHTS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
13151269 SENSOR DEVICE FOR INTERRUPTING IRRIGATION Non-Final OA RAIN BIRD CORPORATION
18198877 METHOD FOR PURIFYING AIR POLLUTION IN INDOOR SPACE TO LEVEL CLOSE TO ZERO Non-Final OA Microjet Technology Co., Ltd.
18562698 An Apparatus And Method For Assembling A Battery Pack For Powering Electric Traction Motors Of Electric Motor-Vehicles Non-Final OA Comau S.p.A.
18513862 MANAGED AIR USING PRESSURE DATA Non-Final OA ADEMCO INC.
18505837 METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTEREL PTE LTD
18352505 FUEL AGNOSTIC HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING AND ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION (HVAC-P) SYSTEM Final Rejection Hyliion Inc.
17975070 ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND PLUG-IN INVERTER Non-Final OA Toshiba International Corporation

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