Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PLUMB, NIGEL H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2855 2861 3723

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.7%
Allow Rate
+20.7% vs TC avg
708
Total Applications
+1.1%
Interview Lift
775
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 687 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.4%
§102 Novelty
39.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18827238 DUAL ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLIES FOR A HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18637912 WATER-SOLUBLE TACKINESS COMPOSITION Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18841575 DEVICE FOR DETECTING VENTING OF POUCH CELL Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18374161 SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18744884 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VAPOR PRESSURE MONITORING Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18521818 SEALING TEST CABINET FOR BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18688870 MONITORING AN ION FILTER FOR A FUEL CELL COOLING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH
18691402 ACCELERATED DEGRADATION TESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18782048 MEDIA-RESISTANT PRESSURE SENSOR FOR LARGE PRESSURE RANGES Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18842975 MULTIMODAL MECHANICAL SENSING WITH DEFORMABLE LIQUID METAL TRANSMISSION LINES Non-Final OA Trustees of Dartmouth College
18545073 ELECTRODE FOR EROSION AND/OR CORROSION MONITORING Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18926111 Flow Regulation Device for Volatile and Semi-Volatile Sampling Onto Adsorbent Media Non-Final OA Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18441661 SENSING DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD Final Rejection Nuvoton Technology Corporation

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