Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, LAM S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+10.6% vs TC avg
1452
Total Applications
+0.7%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1391 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
33.7%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19349879 OPTIMIZING MOLECULE TOXICITY BY REPLACING TARGET FRAGMENTS WITH BIOISOSTERES Non-Final OA AxiomBio, Inc.
19322222 OPTIMIZING MOLECULE TOXICITY BY REPLACING TARGET FRAGMENTS WITH BIOISOSTERES Non-Final OA AxiomBio, Inc.
17754585 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE COMPLIANCE OF A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA SAFRAN
18476994 LITHIUM LOGGING TOOL FOR LITHIUM CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION IN RESERVOIR BRINES Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18106130 ANTENNA-DIRECTIVITY ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, ANTENNA-DIRECTIVITY ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, AND ANTENNA-DIRECTIVITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18340039 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18321922 PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING SYSTEM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17771309 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT COMPRESSED SCREENING FOR THERAPEUTICS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18353638 HIGH SPEED WAVEFORM ACQUISITIONS AND HISTOGRAMS USING GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Tektronix, Inc.
18549615 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18367045 AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Alps Alpine Co., LTD.
17893324 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SERVICE LIFE OF A SWITCHING DEVICE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18297112 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOENCODER-BASED ANOMALY DETECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
17857316 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFERENCE METHOD Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18030118 LUMINAIRE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WATER INGRESS INTO A LUMINAIRE Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18267924 CONCRETE SURFACE MAPPING ROBOTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING CONCRETE SURFACES Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18381310 SECONDARY BATTERY ACCELERATED IDLE LIFE EVALUATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18107216 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18156164 POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MACHINING APPARATUS Non-Final OA National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
18025878 CLUSTER QUANTUM STATE GENERATION BASED ON PHASE MODULATED OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR Non-Final OA Bar-Ilan University
18314189 BLADE DAMAGE EVALUATION SYSTEM, BLADE DAMAGE EVALUATION METHOD, AND BLADE DAMAGE EVALUATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17900320 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DETERMINING WEARING STATE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18006443 EXTRUDER AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION IN AN EXTRUDER Final Rejection SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
18273723 Abnormality Detection System, Molding Machine System, Abnormality Detection Apparatus, Abnormality Detection Method and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Recording Medium Non-Final OA The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
18482411 DETERIORATION EVALUATION METHOD OF LINE SENSOR, SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GIGAPHOTON INC.
18532951 RAPID SUCKER ROD PUMP DOWNHOLE DYNACARD ESTIMATION FOR DEVIATED WELLS Non-Final OA Sensia LLC
17483226 MULTIMODAL DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS UNDER PROGRAMMABLE ENVIRONMENTS AND ENVIRONMENT PREDICTION Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18563639 CORRECTION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18561177 FLOW-RATE MONITORING DEVICE, FLOW-RATE MONITORING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Platforms, Ltd.
18250395 WATER QUALITY METER DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, WATER QUALITY METER DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND WATER QUALITY METER DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.

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