Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TANG, MICHAEL XUEFEI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1735 2115 3662

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+31.2% vs TC avg
337
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
892
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 316 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
0.7%
§102 Novelty
84.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18272552 SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECONDARY BATTERY PRODUCTION Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18387291 Evaluation and Control of Influx Circulation During Managed Pressure Drilling Operations Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17786404 Integrity Monitoring System, Method for Operating an Integrity Monitoring System, and Integrity Monitoring Unit Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18564879 COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE SYSTEM FOR RESOURCE EXTRACTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18525660 FAULT EVENT RECOVERY IN MULTI-SLOT PROCESSING CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18200921 SUBSTRATE PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION USING SUBSTRATE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
17822009 SUBSTRATE PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION USING SUBSTRATE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18128619 DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA Final Rejection OMRON CORPORATION
18307455 PRINT ACCURACY SCORE BASED ON 3D METROLOGY DATA Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
18555681 CHILD LOCK CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ROBOT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
18239201 CONTROLS ARCHITECTURE FOR PREDICTING AND MAINTAINING CO2 UPTAKE RATES IN DIRECT AIR CAPTURE CONTACTORS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Heirloom Carbon Technologies, Inc.

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