Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2852 2884

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
1258
Total Applications
+15.6%
Interview Lift
942
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1218 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18312413 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF FLOW IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE PIPE Non-Final OA Abilene Christian University
18668511 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18402002 ELECTROSTATIC COLLECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18578546 REFERENCE SAMPLE FOR COATING DEFECTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18448036 MOUNTING DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A SENSOR ON A VEHICLE COMPONENT AND VEHICLE COMPONENT WITH MOUNTING DEVICE Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18272997 CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTION METHOD, AND U-BOLT Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18552895 TIRE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND TIRE MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18293002 Agricultural Sampling System and Related Methods Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
17932006 TEST METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR FLOW RATE IDENTIFICATION OF OCCLUDING SMALL PARTICULATES IN MICROLUMENS Non-Final OA INNOVATIVE HEALTH
18358145 MULTISENSORY METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT HORTICULTURE Final Rejection Agnetix, Inc.
18621139 AUTOMOTIVE SENSOR Non-Final OA TUNG THIH ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
18613928 GAS DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Microjet Technology Co., Ltd.
18265164 GAS LEAK DETECTION DEVICE AND GAS LEAK DETECTION METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A GAS LEAK IN A TEST OBJECT Non-Final OA INFICON GMBH
18681151 CURING KINETICS OPTIMIZATION MODULE (C-KOM) FOR AXIAL DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Soreq Nuclear Research Center
18580841 METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETECTING MEASUREMENT SIGNALS Non-Final OA Helmut Fischer GmbH Institut fuer Elektronik und Messtechnik
18580234 QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE (QCM) SENSOR HAVING RAPID REGISTRATION RESPONSE Non-Final OA INFICON, Inc.
18580052 SENSOR AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A SENSOR AND A FASTENING DEVICE Non-Final OA MICRO-EPSILON MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
18572928 DEVICE FOR MEASURING AT LEAST ONE GASEOUS OR SOLID MATERIAL Non-Final OA AVL List GmbH
18273804 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAILURE IN A FLUID PATH OF A FLUID SYSTEM Non-Final OA TRIBOSONICS LIMITED
18568808 IN-TANK RAW MILK MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Rawbox Teknoloji A.S.
18546607 RETRACTABLE QUILL Non-Final OA XTENDED HYDRAULIC & MACHINE INC.
18047553 DEVICE FOR USE IN COMPUTER-AIDED SURGERY Non-Final OA eCential Robotics
17177770 LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE Final Rejection SILCOTEK CORP.

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