Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, NEEL G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3676

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.1%
Allow Rate
+8.1% vs TC avg
313
Total Applications
+35.2%
Interview Lift
1335
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 268 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666074 OPTIMAL SUBSURFACE DESIGN FOR HIGH BUBBLE POINT PRESSURE RESERVOIRS Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18584700 Milling and Collecting Debris in Depleted or Sub-Hydrostatic Wells Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19025550 INDIRECT FORCE MEASUREMENT ON A MOVEABLE ELEMENT IN A DOWNHOLE 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.
18547108 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRATE PRODUCTION Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Energy Technology UK Limited
19212297 COMPLETION COMPONENT Non-Final OA Welltec Manufacturing Center Completions ApS
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
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.
18721488 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING DRILL RIGS Final Rejection VERACIO LTD
18908701 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM Non-Final OA STOIC TRANSITIONAL RESOURCES INC.
18694618 A DRILL PIPE STRING CONVEYED BRIDGE PLUG RUNNING TOOL AND A METHOD FOR FORMING AND VERIFYING A CEMENT PLUG Final Rejection Archer Oiltools AS
18290184 ACCUMULATOR WITH REINFORCING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Storage, LLC

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