Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2862

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.5%
Allow Rate
-27.5% vs TC avg
682
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
1414
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 617 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
37.9%
§103 Obviousness
36.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18900952 DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18427676 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18721065 Method for Determining a Thermal Runaway of an Electric Energy Storage Unit of an at Least Partially Electrically Operated Motor Vehicle, Computer Program Product, and Electronic Computing Device Final Rejection Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18940254 Battery Management Apparatus, Battery Management Method, and Vehicle Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18620680 DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18620689 DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18879568 SHORT CIRCUIT DETERMINATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SHORT CIRCUIT DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18620073 HALL SENSOR WITH MAGNETIC CONCENTRATORS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18193099 HALL SENSOR WITH MAGNETIC FLUX CONCENTRATOR Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18460592 CURRENT MEASUREMENT MODULE, CURRENT MEASUREMENT CONDUCTOR, AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
17542034 REDUNDANT RESOLVER Non-Final OA Joby Aero, Inc.
18475135 MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18625939 POSITION DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
16935432 Systems and Methods for MOKE Metrology with Consistent MRAM Die Orientation Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
19039229 ABSOLUTE ENCODER Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
19001592 METAL DETECTOR Non-Final OA SHANGHAI TIANXUN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD
19001590 METAL DETECTOR Non-Final OA SHANGHAI TIANXUN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD
17544381 SPEED SENSING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR A BICYCLE Final Rejection SRAM, LLC
18477688 INDUCTIVE SCANNER AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVE SCANNING Final Rejection Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18748234 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIALLY SENSING A MAGNETIC FIELD Final Rejection Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18935838 ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Power Probe Group, Inc.

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