Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SPLIT, JAMES GERALD

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2867

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
-6.2% vs TC avg
164
Total Applications
+39.0%
Interview Lift
1091
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 144 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
86.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17793531 NOISE CANCELLER, ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, AND NOISE CANCELLATION METHOD Final Rejection NSK LTD.
18624582 ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18576639 STIFFNESS AND STRENGTH ASSESSMENT OF GROWING PLANT MATERIAL Non-Final OA Brigham Young University
18948366 Identifying Objects behind an Opaque Surface Using Metal Patterns Non-Final OA Zircon Corporation
18948352 Identifying Objects behind an Opaque Surface Using Relational Information Final Rejection Zircon Corporation
18578965 Probe Housing and Probe Device Having a Sensor and a Probe Housing Non-Final OA Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
17257715 Multi-Modal Fingertip Sensor With Proximity, Contact, And Force Localization Capabilities Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18221782 PROPERTY DETECTION FOR FLUID IN CARTRIDGE Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18305588 FORCE SENSOR MODULE Non-Final OA SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
18090940 AIRBORNE OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF UNDERWATER SOUND SOURCES Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.
18576482 METHOD OF DETERMINING A TUBE LEAKAGE IN A WATER-STEAM CIRCUIT OF A COMBUSTION BOILER SYSTEM, AND A COMBUSTION BOILER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SHI FW ENERGIA OY
17770335 A MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA AXIS MINING TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD

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