Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHECHTMAN, SEAN P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2115 2121 2896

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.1%
Allow Rate
+7.1% vs TC avg
887
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
1177
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 866 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
30.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17861767 Method for Operating Cell Based Mobility Production System Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17554596 ADAPTIVE SLURRY DISPENSE SYSTEM Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18119547 FEATURE DRIVEN NEXT VIEW PLANNING OF 3-DIMENSIONAL SURFACES Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18118582 STATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, STATE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18008815 NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND NUMERICAL CONTROL METHOD FOR PERFORMING MOVEMENT CONTROL OF MACHINING TOOL BY FIXED CYCLE Final Rejection Fanuc Corporation
17790602 NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE, CHIP REMOVAL SYSTEM, AND CHIP REMOVAL METHOD Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
18514631 Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device and Non-transitory Computer-readable Recording Medium Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18070992 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Julius Blum GmbH
18282236 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MONITORING WEAR ON COMPONENTS OF A GRINDING MILL Non-Final OA Bühler AG
18209579 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTOMATE CNC PROGRAMMING Final Rejection AV GAUGE & FIXTURE INC
18327886 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEMAND MANAGEMENT ON AN ELECTRICAL GRID Non-Final OA WindEverest Corp.
18015745 METHOD FOR CREATING A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG

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