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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, MAURICE C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1799 2800 2858 2877

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
751
Total Applications
-4.2%
Interview Lift
789
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 721 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
32.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18874738 BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19210548 EQUOL MEASUREMENT KIT AND EQUOL MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18888595 SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF WATER IN HYDROCARBONS VIA WATER DROPLET COUNTING Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19127262 SPECTROSCOPIC DEVICE AND WAVELENGTH CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
19055603 LASER SCANNING DEVICE, LASER SCAN DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOPCON CORPORATION
18790469 COUPLING MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection TSMC NANJING COMPANY, LIMITED

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