Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, NEEL G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3676

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
315
Total Applications
+33.9%
Interview Lift
1271
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 275 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
91.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18584700 Milling and Collecting Debris in Depleted or Sub-Hydrostatic Wells Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19050284 BALL-TYPE FLOW STOPPER INCLUDING A PRESSURE ACTIVATED CANTILEVER FEATURE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18983571 DEVICE AND METHOD OF EMPLOYING A MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR TO DETERMINE A HEALTH OF A SAFETY VALVE IN DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18829715 SPRING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TWO SEPARATE INDEPENDENT WAVE SPRINGS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17750807 EXPANDABLE LINER HANGER ASSEMBLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE SLIP TEETH PLACED WITHIN THE SHALLOW GROOVE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
16805355 EXPANDABLE METAL FISHING TOOL Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18926356 WELL BARRIER AND METHOD Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18261140 IN SITU INJECTION OR PRODUCTION VIA A WELL USING DART-ACTUATED VALVE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NCS MULTISTAGE INC.
18721488 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING DRILL RIGS Final Rejection VERACIO LTD
19178594 TOOL FOR SEVERING A DOWNHOLE TUBULAR BY A STREAM OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS Final Rejection SPEX CORPORATE HOLDINGS LTD.
18051708 Drill Rods Having Stabilizers, And Systems And Methods Comprising Same Final Rejection Boart Longyear Manufacturing and Distribution Inc.
19083620 Inflatable Downhole Apparatus with Dissolvable Actuation Mechanism Final Rejection OILFIELD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, INC.
19099821 FLUID LIFTING SYSTEM TO BE PLACED IN A FLUID PRODUCTION WELL, RELATED FLUID PRODUCTION INSTALLATION AND PROCESS Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
19002052 Systems And Methods For Activating A Pressure-Sensitive Downhole Tool Non-Final OA Robertson Intellectual Properties, LLC
18982277 PROTECTION OF ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP WHILE RUNNING AND RETRIEVING Non-Final OA ODESSA SEPARATOR, INC.
18972238 ANTI-VIBRATION SYSTEM FOR PC PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMPS Non-Final OA EVOLUTION OIL TOOLS INC.
18908701 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM Non-Final OA STOIC TRANSITIONAL RESOURCES INC.
18714821 A TOOL STRING TRANSPORTATION DEVICE Non-Final OA PETROMAC IP LIMITED
18290184 ACCUMULATOR WITH REINFORCING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Storage, LLC

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