Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2116 2121 2817

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+8.2% vs TC avg
295
Total Applications
+36.1%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 260 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
88.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18398907 STARTUP CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18290539 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR APPLYING A GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE INHIBITOR ON AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD Non-Final OA BASF SE
18435047 METHOD OF GENERATING AN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL PRODUCT DISASSEMBLY ROUTINE Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18023048 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANTANEOUS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OF A MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18494319 REAL-TIME PLASMA MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18361271 Method for Analysing Process Data Related to a Segment of a Production Process Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18300782 Mixed Operation of Production Units in Hybrid Plants Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18387606 Battery Electrode Manufacturing Advanced Calender Measurement and Control Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18395963 ALERT CLUSTER ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA ATLASSIAN PTY LTD.
18021360 METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING AN OPERATING MODE OF A MACHINE TOOL, AND MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18512313 NON-DESTRUCTIVE DATA ACQUISITION METHOD FOR IOT DEVICES Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18315036 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR USER DEVICE REPAIR AND CONDITIONING Non-Final OA ASSURANT, INC.
18081031 METHOD OF CLOSED-LOOP CONTROLLING A PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE DEVICE, CONTROLLER DEVICE AND FLUIDIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Festo SE & Co. KG
18463529 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18511736 GENERATING MECHANICAL FORCE IN ACCORADANCE WITH SENSOR DATA BY ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATING A COMPLIANT MECHANISM Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
18515411 TWIST COILED POLYMER ACTUATOR INSIDE A SEAT FOR POSITION CONTROL Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18406437 METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED, MEASUREMENT DATA-BASED CONFIGURATION OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER FOR A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA HAWE Hydraulik SE
18456893 COMPUTER NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED FABRICATION USING PROJECTED INFORMATION Non-Final OA Glowforge Inc.
18313404 METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR TRACKING THE DOWNTIME OF A PRODUCTION MACHINE Final Rejection BOBST MEX SA
18057543 CONFIGURATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF A BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Crestron Electronics, Inc.

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