Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2862

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.1%
Allow Rate
-26.9% vs TC avg
670
Total Applications
+23.0%
Interview Lift
1559
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 599 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
34.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18114093 Non-Invasive Method For Behind-Casing Cable Localization Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18620073 HALL SENSOR WITH MAGNETIC CONCENTRATORS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18193099 HALL SENSOR WITH MAGNETIC FLUX CONCENTRATOR Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18620680 DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18620689 DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18137593 RAIL STATE MONITORING APPARATUS AND RAIL STATE MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
17430845 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPEED OF AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MOTOR Final Rejection AUDI AG
18661346 MAGNETIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18247001 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC NOISE IN MAGNETO-RESISTIVE SENSORS Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18423092 DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18743261 MAGNETIC SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18664446 MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC SENSOR Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
17948486 MAGNETIC SENSOR Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18459561 ANGLE SENSOR AND ANGLE SENSOR MODULE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17665805 MICROSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
17542034 REDUNDANT RESOLVER Final Rejection Joby Aero, Inc.
17182305 APPARATUS WITH HALL SENSOR COMMON MODE VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT AND APPARATUS WITH LENS MODULE CONTROL Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18033244 ELECTROMAGNETIC INSPECTION DEVICE CAPABLE OF CALIBRATION Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18716507 DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE OXIDATION OF A BRAKE DISC BY MEANS OF DIAMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18477688 INDUCTIVE SCANNER AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVE SCANNING Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18444665 System and Method for Locating Undocumented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells with a Smartphone Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
18460592 CURRENT MEASUREMENT MODULE, CURRENT MEASUREMENT CONDUCTOR, AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
17544381 SPEED SENSING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR A BICYCLE Non-Final OA SRAM, LLC
18475135 MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18348280 INITIALIZATION STATE DETERMINATION OF A MAGNETIC MULTI-TURN SENSOR Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18067869 MAGNETIC SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18695422 EATING UTENSIL, MEAL MONITORING SYSTEM, AND MEAL MONITORING METHOD Final Rejection FUJI CORPORATION
16935432 Systems and Methods for MOKE Metrology with Consistent MRAM Die Orientation Final Rejection KLA Corporation
18748234 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIALLY SENSING A MAGNETIC FIELD Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18647130 CYCLIC CHANNEL SELF EVALUATION Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

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