Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LINDSAY, BERNARD G

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2119 2127

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
488
Total Applications
+47.0%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 451 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.3%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18530692 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH OPERATIONAL CONTROL DEPENDENT ON MULTIPLE PROCESSES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18346786 FORMING-MACHINE EQUIPMENT TESTING METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17910065 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR MONITORING AN EQUIPMENT OF A CHEMICAL PLANT Non-Final OA BASF SE
18565670 REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18527596 DETECTING SLEEPING DISORDERS Non-Final OA Eight Sleep Inc.
18175538 COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS MODULE FOR DETERMINING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18193167 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A CURRENT CONDITION OF A SYSTEM IN OPERATION Final Rejection Krones AG
17754923 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18026213 OPTIMIZATION DEVICE AND OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM FOR TOOL PATH Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
17924267 DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18313569 ABNORMALITY SIGN DETECTION SYSTEM AND ABNORMALITY-SIGN DETECTION-MODEL GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
16340771 METHODS & APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18477965 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL BARRIER FUNCTIONS FOR ENHANCED FEASIBILITY IN OPTIMIZATION-BASED CONTROL Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18078358 Method for monitoring by means of machine learning Final Rejection Balluff GmbH
18323008 BACKUP AND RESTORE OF GENERAL DATA FOR FIELD DEVICES BY MEANS OF ADD-ON MODULE Final Rejection VEGA GRIESHABER KG
18352111 PRECUT PROCESSING OF LOGS Final Rejection USNR, LLC
18433511 FAULT DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR DEVIATION OF PARAMETERS Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18573751 OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRIC APPLIANCE, AND CLEANING AND TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co., Ltd.
18377242 SPINAL IMPLANT SENSOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
17925301 METHOD FOR THE PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF AN AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING OR PACKING CONSUMER ARTICLES Final Rejection G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
18547288 DOOR SYSTEM FOR ONE OR MORE DOORS Non-Final OA DORMAKABA EAD GMBH
18364844 HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS PLATFORM Non-Final OA Utilimatics, LLC
17917053 METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE GRIND SIZE OF A GRINDER, AND GRIND SIZE ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY OF A GRINDER Non-Final OA Melitta Professional Coffee Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
18029262 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING SHUTDOWN ALARMS IN BOILER USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection The Cleaver-Brooks Company, Inc.
17933408 ANOMALY DETECTION AND FILTERING OF TIME-SERIES DATA Final Rejection AVATHON, INC.

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