Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2100 2123 2124 2128 2129 2148 2189 4100

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
563
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1349
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 537 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
38.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18104085 Hybrid Approach to Tailor Design Choices for Improved Risk Mitigation During Cement Job Design Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17833424 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCATTERING GEOMETRIC COMPONENTS IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE Final Rejection Siemens Industry Software Inc.
17440289 THERMAL ANALYSIS OF DRILL BITS Final Rejection National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
18127174 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOPCON CORPORATION
18098674 METHOD FOR SIMULATING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
17888834 TRAINING MAINTENANCE SCENARIOS THOUGH ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
17831380 MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR PREDICTING DETAILED ROUTING TOPOLOGY AND TRACK USAGE FOR ACCURATE RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE ESTIMATION FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGNS Final Rejection Synopsys, Inc.
17798772 SHAPE CHANGE PREDICTION METHOD FOR PRESS FORMED PART Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17476166 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PLANNING OF INTERBODY INSERTION Final Rejection Mazor Robotics Ltd.
18085665 Systems and Methods for Training and Simulation of Autonomous Driving Systems Non-Final OA Ansys, Inc.

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