Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NORRIS, URSULA LEE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672 3676

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.8%
Allow Rate
+34.8% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
742
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.0%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
34.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18643214 CONVENTIONAL GRAVEL PACK SYSTEM WITH WET MATE CONNECTION BELOW THE SAND CONTROL PACKER Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18233767 Duty Cycle Estimation From Bending Moment Magnitude Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18960818 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CHARGING STATION, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND MOTOR VEHICLE CHARGING STATION Final Rejection AUDI AG
18951821 SEARCH CATEGORY VARYING METHOD BASED ON PASSENGER CONTEXT AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18951733 METHOD FOR MAPPING AT LEAST ONE LOCATION ON A ROAD SUITABLE FOR OVERTAKING Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19053105 Synchronized Actuator Having Multiple Motors for Downhole Well Tool Non-Final OA Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
18838328 BACK ALLOCATION METHOD Final Rejection Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
18146767 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WELL CONDITIONS BELOW A SUSPENSION TOOL Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18531494 DRILLING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Helmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
17982799 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPLETION OPTIMIZATION FOR WATERFLOOD ASSETS Non-Final OA ConocoPhillips Company
18936681 ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR ELEVATOR Final Rejection Grant Prideco, Inc.
18626981 ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR SLIP Final Rejection Grant Prideco, Inc.
18173652 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATED DRILLING OF A WELLBORE Non-Final OA Pason Systems Corp.
18286058 WELLHEAD CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AXIAL STRESSES IN A PIPE RUN Final Rejection Werner Hartmann GmbH & Co. KG

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