Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCDONNOUGH, COURTNEY G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2866

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
601
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 572 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
4.5%
§102 Novelty
87.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18688961 WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18649018 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MR IMAGING USING PULSE SEQUENCES OPTIMIZED USING A SYSTEMATIC ERROR INDEX TO CHARACTERIZE ARTIFACTS Non-Final OA Case Western Reserve University
18657815 APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING DEVICE HAVING FINE PITCH, APPARATUS FOR TESTING DEVICE HAVING FINE PITCH, AND DEVICE ALIGNMENT METHOD Final Rejection AMT CO., LTD.
18730720 High-bandwidth Vector Network Analyzer System for Transmitting and Receiving Vector Signals Non-Final OA TRANSCOM (SHANGHAI) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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
18631958 HIGH PERFORMANCE PULSED PUMP MAGNETOMETER Final Rejection Twinleaf LLC
18389420 HIGH PERFORMANCE PULSED PUMP MAGNETOMETER Final Rejection Twinleaf LLC
18296884 MOUNTING SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Ferroelectric Memory GmbH

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