Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2857 2864

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
661
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1104
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 637 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.0%
§101 Eligibility
30.9%
§102 Novelty
30.1%
§103 Obviousness
13.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18355843 ENHANCED VIBRATION MONITORING USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17648271 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN ONLINE MACHINE-LEARNED NON-LINEAR BEAMFORMING TUPLE SOLVER Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18594083 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING ABNORMAL BATTERY CELL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18354512 AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS METHOD FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATION DATA Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18263822 VIBRATION ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND VIBRATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTN Corporation
18243868 STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18167185 INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18277173 PLANT MONITORING METHOD, PLANT MONITORING DEVICE, AND PLANT MONITORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18201158 Methods And Systems For Use In Implementing Resources In Plant Breeding Final Rejection MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
18334115 ERROR MITIGATION TECHNIQUES FOR DEPENDENT SENSOR SIGNALS Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
18308991 DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING (DAS) SYSTEM FOR ACOUSTIC EVENT DETECTION BASED UPON COVARIANCE MATRICES AND MACHINE LEARNING AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
18774657 GONDOLA MONITORING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA G3 Enterprises, Inc.
18619964 FIRE MITIGATION AND DOWNED CONDUCTOR DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA GRID20/20, Inc.
18450526 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A PROCESS CHAIN IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA VEGA Grieshaber KG
18081218 DATA COLLECTION IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING TO FORECAST FUTURE STATES OF INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT BASED ON NOISE VALUES Non-Final OA STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
16684651 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS Non-Final OA Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
18160031 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OPENING OF A DOOR IN A PRESSURIZED HOSPITAL ROOM BY ANALYZING DISTURBANCE IN THE AIR PRESSURE OF THE ROOM Non-Final OA AEROBIOTIX, LLC

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