Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ROBERTS, HERBERT K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2857 3785

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
550
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
90.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18598383 Measuring Rock Permeability Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18616834 Cement Evaluation With Coated Pipe Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18252257 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DEFORMATION BODY FOR MEASURING A FORCE AND/OR A TORQUE FOR A ROLL STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND DEFORMATION BODY Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18344000 SENSOR ELEMENT AND SENSOR DEVICE HAVING SAME Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18543616 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND REGULATING A WALL THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION IN A PRODUCTION PROCESS OF CONTAINERS COMPRISING FIBERS, CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS Non-Final OA Krones AG
18513476 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EVALUATE A FOAMER FOR UNLOADING LIQUID IN OIL AND GAS WELLS OF MATURE FIELDS Non-Final OA Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
18565039 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RESIN CONCRETE DEGRADATION MODEL, PREDICTION METHOD OF RESIN CONCRETE DEGRADATION, AND RESIN CONCRETE DEGRADATION MODEL Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18274497 U-BOLT, CONSTRUCTION METHOD, AND DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18576125 Angle-of-attack sensor, in particular for an aircraft Non-Final OA THALES
18382314 METHODS OF LITHIUM LEVEL MEASUREMENT AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA Elevated Materials US LLC
18606581 COMPACT INSTRUMENT FOR ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE OF AN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
18583112 LAMINATE SUBSTRATE-BASED DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR PACKAGE COMBINING AIR CAVITY CHANNEL SUBSTRATE, OVERMOLD, AND LID WITH TWO CHIMNEYS Non-Final OA MEMS VISION INTERNATIONAL INC.
18682495 METHOD FOR INSPECTING A TANK, SLUICE DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A TANK, A SLUICE DEVICE AND AN INSPECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Rosen IP AG
18397212 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING MOTOR SHAFT TORQUE Non-Final OA DANA TM4 ITALIA S.R.L.
18454867 RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT ARRAY Final Rejection ORPYX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18495732 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DAMAGE DETECTION IN PIPELINES USING NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL-MAGNETIC-VIBRATION-ULTRASONIC INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA Mistras Group, Inc.
18445457 Measurement system Non-Final OA Willow Blossom Holdco Limited
18258322 DEVICE FOR LOCALLY MEASURING A NORMAL MECHANICAL STRESS EXERTED BY A CONTACT ELEMENT Non-Final OA ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
18246244 REALIZATION OF THE PASCAL FROM THE BOLTZMANN CONSTANT USING MASS COMPARISON OF ARTIFACTS IN VACUUM AND GAS Final Rejection NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA
18044940 A method for analysing a breath sample for screening, diagnosis or monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 carriage or infection (COVID-19) on humans Final Rejection ASSOCIATION HOPITAL FOCH

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