Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ST CYR, DANIEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2876

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel St Cyr is a high-volume examiner in Art Unit 2876 of Tech Center 2800, with 1419 resolved cases. He maintains a high allowance rate of 81.3%, suggesting a predictable path to grant for many applications. The large sample of 1419 cases indicates a well-established pattern of practice in this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 786, which is relatively efficient for Tech Center 2800. The interview lift is 12.8%, indicating that while the baseline 81.3% allowance rate is high, interviews still provide a helpful boost for resolving remaining issues. Practitioners can use the 12.8% lift to justify an interview if they encounter early rejections, potentially further shortening the 786 day median timeline. Overall, the data for Art Unit 2876 shows an examiner who is both productive and generally favorable toward granting patent applications.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
1,445
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
786
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1419 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18376491 CHARGER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19238749 MULTI-ANTENNA TUNED WEARABLE ARTICLE Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18623368 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY STORAGE DEVICE, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD Non-Final OA HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
18521042 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
19199040 Data Capture Device Final Rejection Zebra Technologies Corporation
19428932 SURGICAL CANNULAS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING SURGICAL CANNULAS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18612534 BATTERY EQUALIZATION CIRCUIT, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, AND EQUALIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18472056 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18508991 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL CAPACITY OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE OF AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVABLE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18778947 PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18565511 MOTOR VEHICLE-SIDE INDUCTION CHARGING DEVICE Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
18495465 METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING ENERGY STORED IN A VEHICLE, CHARGING DEVICE, CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18273076 DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING A DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARGING ENERGY Final Rejection ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
19400436 GAME TABLE READING SYSTEM Final Rejection ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
19279381 GAME TABLE READING SYSTEM Final Rejection ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18507366 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING A BATTERY OF A MOVING OBJECT Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18746916 METHOD FOR READING A MARKING, AND WORKPIECE Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18478956 GUIDING CHARGING FEATURES FOR WEARABLE RING DEVICE Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18357239 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONNECTION STATUS OF BATTERY SYSTEM OF WORK MACHINE Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18186413 Optical Device and Method of Manufacture Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19185172 CARDS, DEVICES, EMV CONTACTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CARDS, DEVICES AND EMV CONTACTS Final Rejection Dynamics Inc.
18578688 WORKING MODE SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED CHARGER, AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED CHARGER Non-Final OA Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
18352069 ENERGY DISSIPATION ACTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLES Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18036420 DYNAMIC GAIN EQUALIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR USE IN EDFA MODULES Non-Final OA Molex, LLC
18576885 Active Balancer Non-Final OA Imasen Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
18488130 AMPLIFIERS HAVING DISTRIBUTED PUMPING Final Rejection Santec Holdings Corporation

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