Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LU, HUA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2118 2141 2144 2154 2171 2192 2838 2857

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
625
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1160
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
69.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18315089 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODEL ADAPTIVE CONTROL Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18927039 AIR CONDITIONER FOR PROVIDING SLEEP MODE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18241677 SERVER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18195543 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT ON DISPLAY Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18193061 ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO CREATE AUTOMATION ROUTINES AND THE METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18777163 OPERATION PLAN CREATION DEVICE, OPERATION PLAN CREATION SYSTEM, OPERATION PLAN CREATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
18807479 BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CONTROL APPLICATION GENERATION Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18037329 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17868187 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18765600 METHOD OF CALCULATING AND AUTOMATING WASH WATER RATES FOR CRUDE DESALTING Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18786871 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURFACE FINISHING Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18862445 MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR DESCRIPTIVE, PREDICTIVE, AND PRESCRIPTIVE FACILITY OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18535573 Robot Control System, Robot, and Robot Control Method Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18322912 EMISSION OPTIMIZATION FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18787921 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING ASSETS IN AUTOMATED AND INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
18939065 PROCESS MODELING PLATFORM FOR SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18428109 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR KNOWLEDGE-BASED ENGINEERING OF DIGITAL TWIN FOR PLANT MONITORING AND OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18679024 EQUIPMENT FAILURE IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF REMAINING USEFUL LIFE USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18929303 BEZEL HEALTH MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18319508 HIGH-SPEED SURFACE INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR RETICLE POD AND HIGH-SPEED SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD FOR RETICLE POD Final Rejection GUDENG EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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