Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MERCADO, ALEXANDER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
637
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
1074
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 610 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
47.9%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17996351 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN INDUCTIVE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18796833 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT Non-Final OA adidas AG
18213239 AUTONOMOUS TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCER, METHOD THEREFOR AND ROBOTIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Final Rejection Automated Tire, Inc.
18114948 APPARATUS FOR STUDYING GLOBAL EFFECTS OF LOCALLY NONCHAOTIC ELEMENTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18752004 INSPECTION Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18925897 FORCE SENSING RESISTOR FOR LIQUID LOW-VOLUME DETECTION AND OCCLUSION SENSING AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FLOW SENSING ALONG FLUID PATH IN FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18735689 METER TRANSMISSION UNIT MOUNTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18397431 ULTRASONIC TIME MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND ULTRASONIC TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18730487 SENSOR MODULE AND FORCE SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18820656 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING BEARINGS IN SUCTION ROLLERS Non-Final OA Andritz Inc.

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