Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
740
Total Applications
-4.4%
Interview Lift
789
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 716 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
66.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614653 SPECTROPHOTOMETER Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18701976 TEST OBJECT ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18834286 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAST QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF SEED TREATMENT LOADING Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18799331 BATTERY MONITORING APPARATUS Final Rejection CHUNG ANG University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
18634223 THERMOSTABLE RAMAN INTERACTION PROFILING (TRIP) Non-Final OA THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
18855822 Component For Building A Miniaturized Spectrometer And Method For Using It Non-Final OA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- Und Forschungsanstalt
18853233 WAVEGUIDE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Goertek Optical Technology Co., Ltd.
18893458 Hyperspectral Sensing System and Method for Tracing/Tracking Refined Oil Products Non-Final OA SafeNet International LLC
18886739 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED PHOTO-THERMAL IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp.
18811973 BIOMONITORING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN A BATHROOM SETTING Non-Final OA Toi Labs, Inc.
18718441 VECTOR MAGNETIC SENSOR BASED ON A STRETCHABLE WHISPERING GALLERY MODE MICRORESONATOR Non-Final OA Soreq Nuclear Research Center
18572931 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONCENTRATION OF A MATERIAL IN A MEASUREMENT VOLUME Non-Final OA AVL List GmbH
18257353 URINALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA USENSE
18254910 A CELL COUNTER AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA MICROBIOSENSOR LIMITED

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