Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2118 2123 2127 2146 2187 3799 4100

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andre Pierre Louis works in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2118, with 663 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 68.0%, which indicates a generally successful prosecution path for applicants. This 68.0% rate suggests a good probability of reaching an allowance. However, the median days to allowance is 1318, reflecting a relatively slow timeline of over three and a half years. Practitioners should be prepared for a prosecution process that may take longer than average to reach a final resolution.

The interview lift of 15.0% shows that direct engagement provides a measurable benefit. This 15.0% lift indicates that interviews are a helpful tool for overcoming rejections and moving cases toward allowance. With 663 resolved cases, these metrics are based on a large and stable sample size. Practitioners should use the 1318-day median as a benchmark for managing client expectations. The combination of a 68.0% allowance rate and a positive interview lift suggests that persistent engagement can lead to success, despite the longer pendency period in Art Unit 2118.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
692
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
1318
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 663 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
39.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18541413 Controlled Foam Compressibility Using Constant Wall Thickness Between Cells Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18469324 INTEGRATED AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS FOR INJECTION-PRODUCTION ANALYSIS AND PARAMETER SELECTION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19546405 System and Method for Hierarchical Spectral Landmark Graphs in Cognitive Manifolds Non-Final OA AtomBeam Technologies Inc.
19295539 System and Method for Strategic Analysis and Simulation Using a Persistent Cognitive Machine Architecture Final Rejection AtomBeam Technologies Inc.
18360790 System Design Process for Multi-layered Transport Networks Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
17914190 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PLANNING AND/OR CONTROLLING A PRODUCTION BY A PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND PRODUCTION PLANNING AND/OR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
17916799 MANUFACTURING SYSTEM DESIGN VERIFICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18058362 STATE QUANTITY PREDICTION DEVICE AND STATE QUANTITY PREDICTION METHOD Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18192127 Real-Time Height Field Generation of a Multi-Phase Fluid and Granular Substance Mixture Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
18225687 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING PARAMETER OF KINEMATIC PAIR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17982996 PHYSICS-ENHANCED DEEP SURROGATE Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18066445 STRUCTURAL MONITORING WITH EMBEDDED SENSORS IN 3D AND 4D PRINTED STRUCTURES Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18022138 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER AIDED-DESIGN (CAD) MODEL IN A CAD ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
18309375 CLASSIFICATION AND SIMILARITY DETECTION OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Non-Final OA Accenture Global Solutions Limited
18519159 SIMULATION SYSTEM AND SIMULATION METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
17802581 DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18192522 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SIMULATOR Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
18176033 INDUSTRIAL ASSET MODEL ROLLBACK Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
17978973 VIRTUAL DRIVING SYSTEM AND ITS CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.

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