Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2857 2862 2863

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
986
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
1362
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 926 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
29.8%
§103 Obviousness
33.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18484595 VISUALIZATION FOR MANAGING HYDROCARBON WELLS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19047527 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING BATTERY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
19017333 BATTERY MANAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18461853 CONDUCTIVITY PROBE FLUID PROPERTY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18526753 METHODS FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE PREDICTIONS OF INCOMING BEHAVIOR OF A COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18355296 CONTINUOUS ACQUISITION IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Tektronix, Inc.
17191059 IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE ACQUISITIONS OF INTEREST USING VISUAL QUALIFICATION Non-Final OA Tektronix, Inc.
17856675 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT OF A BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA Iontra Inc
18077808 SOURCE PORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMMA RAY SCANNER TOOL Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18260384 TEMPERATURE-MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18512601 SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD TO CONVERT VIBRATION TO SOUND SIGNAL Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18262704 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SEISMIC IMAGES TO OBTAIN A FREQUENCY-DOMAIN REPRESENTATION OF A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION Final Rejection TotalEnergies OneTech
17240713 DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR A DISTRIBUTED RULE BASED AUTOMATED FAULT DETECTION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18562653 Charged Particle Beam Device and Method for Controlling Same Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18010090 BATTERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18204745 WELDING LOCATION AND ORDER MONITORING IN WELDING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Seabery North America, Inc.
18299655 TRANSFORMER FAULT DETECTION Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
17127596 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TRAFFIC CAPTURE AND DEBUGGING TOOL Final Rejection Advantest Corporation
18214107 METHOD FOR MANAGING A COMMUNICATING METER Final Rejection SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS
18288120 ELECTROMOTIVE LINEAR DRIVE FOR A FURNITURE ITEM, OPERATING METHOD FOR A LINEAR DRIVE, AND FURNITURE ITEM HAVING A LINEAR DRIVE Final Rejection Dewertokin Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17266543 FILTER ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS WITH DATA CONVEYANCE FEATURES Final Rejection Donaldson Company, Inc.
18129922 METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS AND OPTICAL CONSTANTS OF DIAMOND FILM Final Rejection Huaqiao University
18287833 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING POTENTIAL DAMAGE OF AN ENDLESS TRACK OF A TRACKED VEHICLE Non-Final OA BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
18508542 SYSTEM FOR RECOGNISING UNSTABLE OBJECTS Non-Final OA FIVES INTRALOGISTICS S.P.A.
18560603 DETECTING A MEASUREMENT BIAS OF A REFERENCE ZERO-FLOW VALUE Non-Final OA MICRO MOTION, INC.
18290063 BATTERY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEVICE AND BATTERY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYO SYSTEM CO., LTD.
18557264 FOOTWEAR CONFIGURATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Voyage Run Co.
18448283 SOFTWARE FOR MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS INTERFACING WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY Non-Final OA Intabio, LLC
18249587 A METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, A RECHARGEABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA LITIOHM SPA
18073427 BATTERY DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD THEREOF, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCREENING BATTERY CELLS Final Rejection CALB Co., Ltd.

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