Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TANG, MICHAEL XUEFEI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1735 2115 3662

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+31.3% vs TC avg
343
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
898
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 324 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18785325 BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH EDGE DEVICE LOCAL CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18663723 BUILDING DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM FOR BUILDING HEALTH Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18848597 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL PLANT EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA BASF SE
18744874 Establishing or Improving a Simulation Model of an Electrolyzer Plant Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18616621 Pre-Trained Rule Engine and Method to Provide Assistance to Correct Abnormal Events in Equipment Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
17786404 Integrity Monitoring System, Method for Operating an Integrity Monitoring System, and Integrity Monitoring Unit Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18645486 WATER SOURCED HEAT PUMP (WSHP) SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL) AGENT Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18200921 SUBSTRATE PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION USING SUBSTRATE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
17822009 SUBSTRATE PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION USING SUBSTRATE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18622687 SOLENOID VALVE USAGE IN OPEN LOOP LIQUID COOLING Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18803378 GENERATIVE DESIGN SHAPE OPTIMIZATION WITH SINGULARITIES AND DISCONNECTION PREVENTION FOR COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Autodesk, Inc.
17831164 METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMISING DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN CONTROL DEVICES AND CLOUD SYSTEMS Non-Final OA WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

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