Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,263
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1233 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
73.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18668511 IMAGE FORMING 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
18552895 TIRE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND TIRE MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18272997 CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTION METHOD, AND U-BOLT Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18358145 MULTISENSORY METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT HORTICULTURE Final Rejection Agnetix, Inc.
18681151 CURING KINETICS OPTIMIZATION MODULE (C-KOM) FOR AXIAL DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Soreq Nuclear Research Center
18621139 AUTOMOTIVE SENSOR Non-Final OA TUNG THIH ELECTRONIC 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
18580234 QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE (QCM) SENSOR HAVING RAPID REGISTRATION RESPONSE Non-Final OA INFICON, Inc.
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
18047553 DEVICE FOR USE IN COMPUTER-AIDED SURGERY Non-Final OA eCential Robotics

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