Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MERCADO, ALEXANDER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
629
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1075
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 601 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
82.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§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
18397431 ULTRASONIC TIME MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND ULTRASONIC TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17996351 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN INDUCTIVE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18029258 MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
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.
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 Final Rejection CTS Corporation
18621406 EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK CHECK MODULE WITH PROPORTIONAL SOLENOID VALVE Non-Final OA Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
18270524 FILM CHAMBER COMPRISING A CARRIER GAS SUPPLY, AND METHOD FOR LEAK TESTING Final Rejection INFICON GMBH
18590693 MULTIDIMENSIONAL CAPACITANCE MULTIPHASE FLOW METER Non-Final OA Tech4Imaging LLC
18584836 INTERNAL TUBE FOULING SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KAI Systems
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
18360914 LEAKAGE DETECTION SENSOR MODULE Non-Final OA Sang Hyun CHOI

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