Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PRETLOW, DEMETRIUS R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2858 3783

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
735
Total Applications
+7.8%
Interview Lift
893
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 696 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18939673 MONITORING CIRCUIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD OF MONITORING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18797418 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH SHORT RESISTANCE ESTIMATION AND DETECTION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18555817 DEVICE FOR MONITORING A POWER DISTRIBUTOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18658759 Computer-Implemented Method for Determining a Magnetic Resonance Image Data Set, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device, Computer Program and Electronically Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18524103 BATTERY SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD OF HIGH-SIDE DRIVER USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18929836 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING ABNORMALITY IN ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE BATTERY Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18228479 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT PARASITIC RESISTANCES USING DRIVER CIRCUITRY Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17512382 LOW COST METHOD-B HIGH VOLTAGE ISOLATION SCREEN TEST Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17883705 MULTI-POINT CAPACITIVE MOTION SENSING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18758911 DETECTING POWER LINE DISCONTINUITIES TO PROTECT AGAINST ARC FAULTS Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18758751 MEMORY DAMAGE DETECTION DURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE BOOT Final Rejection ATI Technologies ULC

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