Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STOICA, ADRIAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2186 2188 2189 2494

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Adrian Stoica is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2186. He has 328 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 67.4 percent. The median days to allowance is 1121. This 1121 days figure provides a timeline for applicants to consider during prosecution. The 328 resolved cases offer a basis for these statistics. This data is specific to his work in Art Unit 2186.

The interview lift for this examiner is 31.9 percent. This lift indicates that the allowance rate changes when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this information to decide whether to request an interview. The 67.4 percent allowance rate is the baseline for applications assigned to him. Direct communication is a strategy that relates to the 31.9 percent lift. These figures from Tech Center 2400 help in planning prosecution steps. The 1121 days median is a factor in managing expectations for patent pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
+9.4% vs TC avg
352
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1121
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 328 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.6%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17919433 COMPOSITIONAL RESERVOIR SIMULATION Final Rejection Schlumberger Technology Corporation
17643989 SIMULATING SPATIAL CONTEXT OF A DATASET Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18124167 System and Method for Controlling a System with Mixed-State Matter Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18128883 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCANNING TEETH FOR RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
17798771 SHAPE CHANGE PREDICTION METHOD FOR PRESS FORMED PART Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17661915 ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18032330 METHOD AND CONFIGURATION SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A CONTROL DEVICE FOR A TECHNICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18035175 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURING INFORMATION OF A GEOMETRIC MODEL Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
18088049 METHOD FOR STRUCTURALLY OPTIMIZING A BRAKE CALIPER Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
17894498 METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FURNISHING A 3D ROOM BASED ON USER PREFERENCES Final Rejection DASSAULT SYSTEMES

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