Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
789
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 754 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18503156 CELL DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18508644 PREDICTIVE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT OUTPUT LOAD SWITCHING FOR INPUT PHASE BALANCING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17442718 Method for Operating a Machine Tool and a Machine Tool Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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
18732882 COMMUNICATION OF UPDATED CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18557047 VIDEO ANALYSIS DEVICE, VIDEO ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
13151269 SENSOR DEVICE FOR INTERRUPTING IRRIGATION Non-Final OA RAIN BIRD CORPORATION
18373752 ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PLATFORM WITH EXTENSIBLE DATA MODEL Non-Final OA ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18513862 MANAGED AIR USING PRESSURE DATA Non-Final OA ADEMCO INC.
18288325 AUTOMATIC DOOR OPERATOR IN ENTRANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
18306383 COOLING CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES UTILIZING PORT STATUS LIGHTS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
17955999 SMART FURNITURE CONTROLLER Final Rejection eMoMo Technology Co., Ltd.
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.
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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