Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MERCADO, ALEXANDER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
628
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
1109
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 593 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
31.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18114948 APPARATUS FOR STUDYING GLOBAL EFFECTS OF LOCALLY NONCHAOTIC ELEMENTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18481123 DYNAMIC VENTURI FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW METERS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18481766 WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR TESTING VEHICLES Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18480216 TAPPING INSPECTION SYSTEM AND TAPPING INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
17996351 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN INDUCTIVE COMPONENT Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18029258 MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18608340 METHOD FOR CALCULATING INFUSION RATE USING A DRIP CHAMBER Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18578812 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HEIGHT OF SOLUTION ACCOMMODATED IN CONTAINER Non-Final OA SEEGENE, INC.
18306999 FORCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR PILE Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
18970650 ANALYTE SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Lyten, Inc.
18213239 AUTONOMOUS TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCER, METHOD THEREFOR AND ROBOTIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Automated Tire, Inc.
18688816 VIBRATION TABLE BASED ON FLUID COOLING Non-Final OA SUZHOU SUSHI TESTING GROUP CO., LTD.
18588592 FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSOR WITH RESONANT CAVITY LED Non-Final OA CTS Corporation
18621406 EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK CHECK MODULE WITH PROPORTIONAL SOLENOID VALVE Non-Final OA Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
18590693 MULTIDIMENSIONAL CAPACITANCE MULTIPHASE FLOW METER Non-Final OA Tech4Imaging LLC
18584836 INTERNAL TUBE FOULING SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KAI Systems
18362638 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR FOR MEASURING A CONCENTRATION OF A GAS Non-Final OA FLUSSO LIMITED
18526655 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF KEY SEATING WEAR IN OFFSHORE DRILLING Non-Final OA Kongsberg Maritime AS
18570943 VIBRATION SENSOR WITH AIR VENTING CHANNELS Non-Final OA Sonion Nederland B.V.
18511799 AQUEOUS SOLUTION LEAK DETECTION CABLE Non-Final OA Raymond & Lae Engineering, LLC
18499346 CHEMICAL MONITORING UNIT AND METHODS Non-Final OA General Galactic Systems, Inc.
18480791 ENHANCED LEAK DETECTING GASKETS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA LGC US ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC
18479844 Fuel Sensor Final Rejection Advanced Fuel Dynamics, Inc.
18552236 Improved Metering Systems & Methods Non-Final OA SUR-TECH INSTRUMENTS LTD.
18020905 METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH MULTI-CONDUCTOR SENSORS FOR MOISTURE MONITORING OF STRUCTURES Final Rejection SMT Research Ltd.

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