Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TAN, ALVIN H

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2118 2141 2144 2172 2173 2178

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
578
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
1612
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 536 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18621758 TRANSFORMER FOR MANUFACTURING DATA Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18520665 PROGRAM CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18902781 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18243964 Method and apparatus for treating containers with identification of rejected containers Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18194363 CLIENT SIDE BROWSER-BASED CACHING FOR MONITORED RESOURCES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18610805 AUTOMATICALLY POSITIONING INSIGHTS IN SPATIAL LOCATIONS OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE PAGE BASED ON RULES Final Rejection Truist Bank
18147388 CREATING A WORKFLOW FROM MULTIPLE DISPARATE WORKFLOW SYSTEMS LEVERAGING PREDICTIVE ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS FOR EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18560776 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR ASSISTING MAINTENANCE TASK FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18036172 INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE AND CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18191710 DIGITAL SIMULATION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18701616 HISTORY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18277556 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF A CHILLER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
17623829 SUB-FIELD CONTROL OF A LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18243564 SYSTEM FOR PROCESS ABNORMALITY RECOGNITION AND CORROBORATION Non-Final OA TRIAD National Security, LLC.

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