Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2117 2125 2127 2129 3722

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.3%
Allow Rate
-0.7% vs TC avg
542
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 498 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18303277 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SMART HOME DEVICES Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18527118 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18504239 AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18119413 DIGITAL HOME CONTROL AND RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18413198 COMPUTER SYSTEM, A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE RELEASE IN A LIQUID GAS FUEL VOLUME Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18238956 TRANSPORTING MICROPARTICLES TO TARGET LOCATIONS USING 4-DIMENSIONAL (4D) OBJECTS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17964173 CAPACITY PLANNING FOR EFFICIENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18360408 HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES INCLUDING INTRA-DRAW HEATER CONTROL, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING A HEATER Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18075505 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection RENISHAW PLC
18185571 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DEVICES BY MANAGING OPERATION INFORMATION COLLECTION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18497711 DISTRIBUTING UPDATED CONFIGURATIONS TO INDUSTRIAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18087117 CONNECTED EQUIPMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
17737873 BUILDING DATA PLATFORM WITH DIGITAL TWIN BASED FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18201287 APPLYING SYSTEM CONTROLLING A TIMING BETWEEN DRYING AND APPLICATION PROCESSES OF APPLIED MATERIALS Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18073182 TWO-CHANNEL RECEIVING Final Rejection Julius Blum GmbH
18072102 METHOD FOR SETTING UP AT LEAST ONE FURNITURE DRIVE Non-Final OA Julius Blum GmbH
18347290 ENERGY CONTROL AND PREDICTIVE MODEL OF BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
18576436 Energy Supply Management System for a Vehicle, Energy Supply Management Method, and Computer Program Product Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18344521 ROTARY AXIS CALIBRATION WITH SINGLE SCAN Non-Final OA James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
18479279 TECHNIQUES FOR ORTHODONTIC BRACKET PLACEMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
18458342 IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Munters Corporation
18433523 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATED PERSONALIZED CONTROL OF BUILDING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Research Triangle Institute
18523356 SCALABLE EDGE HARDWARE SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES Non-Final OA PowerFlex Systems, LLC
18510780 VARIABLE FREQUENCY AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP COLD WATER UNIT AND PARALLEL CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Guangdong Carrier HVAC Co., LTD.
18275115 ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING ELECTRICAL ENERGY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMME Non-Final OA Hypnetic GmbH
18222528 SMART FURNITURE NETWORK AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection La-Z-Boy Incorporated

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