Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LINDSAY, BERNARD G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2119 2127 2817

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
At TC average
492
Total Applications
+46.8%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 462 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18766621 SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18583875 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18193167 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A CURRENT CONDITION OF A SYSTEM IN OPERATION Final Rejection Krones AG
18527596 DETECTING SLEEPING DISORDERS Final Rejection Eight Sleep Inc.
18791793 PROVIDING CONFIDENCE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH DETECTED STATE TRANSITIONS FOR DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18728289 Abnormality Diagnosis Device and Method Thereof Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18574135 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MONITORING Final Rejection Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18674096 COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS MODULE FOR DETERMINING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18175538 COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS MODULE FOR DETERMINING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18026213 OPTIMIZATION DEVICE AND OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM FOR TOOL PATH Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17924267 DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18201711 OPTIMIZING A TARGET AUTOMATED ECOSYSTEM USING DIGITAL TWIN SIMULATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18090932 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL SCENE MONITORING Non-Final OA Universal City Studios LLC
16340771 METHODS & APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18727580 A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A REMOTE COMPUTER AND HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING HVAC DEVICES Non-Final OA BELIMO HOLDING AG

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