Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MARINI, MATTHEW G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1742 2853 2854

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.5%
Allow Rate
-7.5% vs TC avg
1128
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1060 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.1%
§101 Eligibility
28.0%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18521554 METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING WATER-OIL MIXTURES FROM ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18314480 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORROSION INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT FOR NON-SCRAPABLE GAS FLOWLINES USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18301133 DETECTING VALVE LEAKAGE Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18389077 MACHINE LEARNING-ASSISTED FULL-BAND INVERSION FOR BOREHOLE SENSING Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18229361 CARBON SEQUESTRATION MONITORING BY MINERAL REACTION EXTENT MONITORING Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18264148 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18306549 BATTERY GAUGE CIRCUIT Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18460199 TIRE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND TIRE DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
18233954 DETERMINATION METHOD AND DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR LASER PROCESSING STATE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18474596 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PURIFIED STATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18334389 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18278940 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROAD INSPECTION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18460208 CONTACT RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17999178 METHODS OF INTERPRETING A PLURALITY OF TIME-SERIES DATASETS GENERATED FROM OPERATION OF HYDROCARBON WELLS Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18359715 TIRE INSPECTION APPARATUS, TIRE INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR TIRE INSPECTION Final Rejection TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
18486503 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17885809 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18176326 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS OF ELASTIC BODY, INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM OF ELASTIC BODY, INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD OF ELASTIC BODY, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18310979 Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Specific Movement of a Bike Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18122867 Subterranean Water Pressure Sensors Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18289641 ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18492548 MONITORING A MECHANICAL CONNECTION Non-Final OA AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
17968905 Fault State Detection Apparatus Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18281796 Physical Quantity Detection Device, Signal Processing Device, and Signal Processing Method Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18092633 In-Service OTDR trace monitoring for change of fiber and Raman gain profile with Raman amplification using Machine Learning Non-Final OA Ciena Corporation
18344360 METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING AN ACOUSTIC SOURCE FROM A PRODUCED ACOUSTIC SIGNAL Final Rejection Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
18399048 OPTIMIZED CLOUD-BASED NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ON ENHANCED NON-FERROMAGNETIC HEAT EXCHANGER TUBING INSTALLED IN FLUID-COOLED CLIMATE PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Trane International Inc.
18087413 DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS FOR HARVEST STAND COUNTER AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Ag Leader Technology
18005580 ELIMINATION OF MANUAL RESET UPON TIRE INSTALLATION IN TIRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Final Rejection SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18271813 ENRICHED SUGARBEET PULP PRODUCTION Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

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