Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LINDSAY, BERNARD G

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2119 2127

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
490
Total Applications
+46.6%
Interview Lift
1032
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 452 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
1.2%
§102 Novelty
82.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§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.
17910065 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR MONITORING AN EQUIPMENT OF A CHEMICAL PLANT Non-Final OA BASF SE
18346786 FORMING-MACHINE EQUIPMENT TESTING METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18565670 REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18193167 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A CURRENT CONDITION OF A SYSTEM IN OPERATION Final Rejection Krones AG
18175538 COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS MODULE FOR DETERMINING PROCESSING EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
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
18527596 DETECTING SLEEPING DISORDERS Non-Final OA Eight Sleep Inc.
16340771 METHODS & APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17771714 FLUID RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
18377242 SPINAL IMPLANT SENSOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
18078358 Method for monitoring by means of machine learning Final Rejection Balluff GmbH
18433511 FAULT DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR DEVIATION OF PARAMETERS Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18352111 PRECUT PROCESSING OF LOGS Final Rejection USNR, LLC
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
17933408 ANOMALY DETECTION AND FILTERING OF TIME-SERIES DATA Final Rejection AVATHON, INC.

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