Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2117 2121 2125 3642 3761

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.6%
Allow Rate
-21.4% vs TC avg
555
Total Applications
+43.1%
Interview Lift
1269
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 523 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18581643 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18613760 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18250181 METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PHASOR-AIDED STATE ESTIMATION TO MONITOR OPERATING STATE OF LARGE SCALE POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DEFECT DATA IN MIXED DISTRIBUTED STATE ESTIMATION BY USING SAME Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18183705 MONITORING DEVICE AND COOLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
17037087 METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO MONITOR, CONTROL, AND SYNCHRONIZE DISPENSE SYSTEMS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17971618 MODELING A MANUFACTURING PROCESS USING SNAPSHOTS OF A SYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18244778 BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH HYBRID EDGE-CLOUD PROCESSING Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18638173 METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING FEEDING INTENSITY OF FISH SCHOOL Non-Final OA China Agricultural University
17839004 HARDWARE RELIABILITY MONITORING AND PREDICTION BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
17684621 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CIRCUIT PROTECTION Final Rejection DRG TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

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