Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PIHULIC, DANIEL T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645 3662

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+35.1% vs TC avg
1049
Total Applications
-6.9%
Interview Lift
916
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1003 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
31.0%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18772873 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SEISMIC DATA Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18303437 ADAPTIVE AQUATIC SEISMIC WHILE DRILLING ACQUISITION METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18436957 MICROANNULUS AND CEMENT BOND EVALUATION USING MULTI-MODE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18292478 TTCE DENSE ACOUSTIC ARRAY SLIM TOOL Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18804767 TRANSDUCER APPARATUS AND EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18521874 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETED COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18813541 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18832540 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE FUSION OF CLASSIFICATION RESULTS OF A PLURALITY OF CLASSIFICATION MODELS FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION BY MEANS OF ULTRASOUND-BASED SENSOR SYSTEMS IN MOBILE DEVICES Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18617568 Signal Processing Device, Sonic System and Vehicle Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
18915536 ULTRASONIC TRANSCEIVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Qisda Corporation
18847248 METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING OBJECTS Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18603957 PIEZOELECTRIC STRUCTURE Final Rejection Raytheon Company
18729841 LINEAR MOTOR DRIVING MEANS FOR ACOUSTIC EMITTERS Final Rejection Akitemos Solutions AB
18601732 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A MISSION FILE FOR AN UNDERWATER HANDHELD COMPUTER Non-Final OA Cardinal Point Captains, Inc.
18682619 SOUND GENERATOR, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOUND INFORMATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER Non-Final OA MYVOX AB

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