Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PRETLOW, DEMETRIUS R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.7%
Allow Rate
+18.7% vs TC avg
727
Total Applications
+7.5%
Interview Lift
970
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 678 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18411554 FAILURE DETECTING APPARATUS AND FAILURE DETECTING METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18782761 ELECTROMAGNETIC MAGNETIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18782227 ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17883705 MULTI-POINT CAPACITIVE MOTION SENSING STRUCTURE Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18573803 Method of Ground Fault Test on Aggregated Battery for Electric Work Vehicle and Apparatus Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18417661 BI-DIRECTIONAL FAULT MANAGED POWER Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18758911 DETECTING POWER LINE DISCONTINUITIES TO PROTECT AGAINST ARC FAULTS Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
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
18404757 HIGH-SIDE DRIVER DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18524103 BATTERY SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD OF HIGH-SIDE DRIVER USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18719480 POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND FAILURE DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18758751 MEMORY DAMAGE DETECTION DURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE BOOT Non-Final OA ATI Technologies ULC
18408756 Arc Detection System, Device and Method Final Rejection Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
18539141 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SCREENING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
18334234 RADIO FREQUENCY COIL TUNING METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hyperfine Operations, Inc.
18304320 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
18580523 Method and Apparatus for Identifying a Malfunction of Contactors of a DC Voltage Charging Connection for an Electric Vehicle Non-Final OA Vitesco Technologies GmbH
18410514 MECHANIZED IRRIGATION MACHINE THAT USES TIME DOMAIN REFLECTIVITY TO FIND AN OPEN SWITCH OR WIRE Final Rejection Lindsay Corporation
18274455 ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE CONTACT PIN, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE CONTACT PIN MODULE Non-Final OA POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18745250 NON-CONTACT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNIKORN SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
18733351 Electrical Measurement of MEMS Switch Beam Resonant Frequency Non-Final OA Menlo Microsystems, Inc.
18697861 SLIDE RING COMPRISING WEAR-MEASURING DEVICE AND MECHANICAL SEAL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SLIDE RING OF THIS KIND Non-Final OA EagleBurgmann Germany Gmbh & Co, KG
18329318 INSULATION INTEGRITY DETERMINATION Final Rejection Boom Technology, Inc.
18177090 ELECTRIC METER COLLAR HOUSING ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Eclipse DC LLC

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