Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCDONNOUGH, COURTNEY G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2866

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
598
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 570 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18862004 SYSTEM COMPRISING A TRANSFORMER Final Rejection Hitachi Energy Ltd
18158592 ELECTRIC KART BATTERY WITH E-PAPER SAFETY STATUS DISPLAY Final Rejection BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG
18688961 WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18657815 APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING DEVICE HAVING FINE PITCH, APPARATUS FOR TESTING DEVICE HAVING FINE PITCH, AND DEVICE ALIGNMENT METHOD Final Rejection AMT CO., LTD.
18417806 COIL UNIT AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING COIL UNIT Final Rejection FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
18748924 RADIATION EVALUATION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA QRT Co., Ltd.
18458766 DETECTION OF DEFECTIVE AND UNDERPERFORMING CURRENT TRANSFORMERS Non-Final OA FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
18615798 END-OF-ARM TOOL FOR PERFORMING IN-PROCESS CONDUCTIVITY TESTING Non-Final OA PRISM Plastics, Inc.
18690765 ARRESTER MONITOR AND RAILCAR INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18296884 MOUNTING SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Ferroelectric Memory GmbH

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