Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: POUDEL, SANTOSH RAJ

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2115 2117 2118 2126 3722 3762

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
604
Total Applications
+32.3%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 574 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18735035 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BACK-FLOW PROTECTION USING 3-WAY VALVE CONTROL Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18428719 DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
18301110 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
18569744 SYSTEM, SERVER, AND METHOD Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18684568 Extended Reality (XR) Collaborative Environments Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18516240 PREVENTING POWER BLACKOUT WHILE FRACTURING Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18586691 HVAC CONTROLLER WITH INTEGRATED AIRSIDE AND WATERSIDE CONTROL Final Rejection Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18278301 OPERATING CONDITION DECISION DEVICE, OPERATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND OPERATING CONDITION DECISION METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18294334 MULTI-FACTOR VERIFICATION SYSTEM, MULTI-FACTOR VERIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18522748 FACILITY STATE MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18780544 NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18122570 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18735233 UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION IDENTIFICATION IN ASSETS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18232355 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18920284 AUGMENTED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS WITH FIELD-PROVISIONED SENSORS AND ALGORITHMS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18244104 SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL TWIN FLEET Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18206332 CERAMIC COOLING BASE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18793771 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18378515 ACTUATOR OF HVAC UNIT Final Rejection Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18503913 INTEGRATED GENERATIVE AI FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYTICS USING HMI ASSISTANCE Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18696251 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONTACT BETWEEN A CUTTING TOOL AND AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WORKPIECE Non-Final OA SECO TOOLS AB

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