Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROBERTS, HERBERT K

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2857

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
At TC average
544
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1008
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 509 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18529598 BAFFLE INSPECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18598383 Measuring Rock Permeability Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18471924 Voltage Detection Devices and Systems Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
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
18686142 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC ELEMENT Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18242629 DIAGNOSTIC DISC WITH A HIGH VACUUM AND TEMPERATURE TOLERANT POWER SOURCE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
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
18487292 INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR GREASE SENSOR Final Rejection Aktiebolaget SKF
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
18590890 CALIBRATION ROUTINE FOR IMU MOUNTING ALIGNMENTS Non-Final OA LEICA GEOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY A/S
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
18411922 VALVE EVENT MONITORING SENSOR Non-Final OA Resonance Systems, Inc.
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.
18285606 SYSTEMS FOR STRAIN DETECTION Non-Final OA Organic Robotics Corporation
18445457 Measurement system Final Rejection 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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