Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TANG, MICHAEL XUEFEI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1735 2115 3662

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+31.1% vs TC avg
336
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
939
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 313 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387291 Evaluation and Control of Influx Circulation During Managed Pressure Drilling Operations Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18272552 SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECONDARY BATTERY PRODUCTION Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17200289 DYNAMIC CONTROL OF ON-BOARD GENERATOR INVERTER INPUT POWER Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18364751 Control Device Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18525660 FAULT EVENT RECOVERY IN MULTI-SLOT PROCESSING CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17822009 SUBSTRATE PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION USING SUBSTRATE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
17948620 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DECISION FRAMEWORK FOR PHYSICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17786404 Integrity Monitoring System, Method for Operating an Integrity Monitoring System, and Integrity Monitoring Unit Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18663723 BUILDING DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM FOR BUILDING HEALTH Final Rejection Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18017245 MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18551907 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR PREDICTING TEMPERATURE HISTORY OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING HARDENED PORTION OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
18128619 DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA Final Rejection OMRON CORPORATION
18555681 CHILD LOCK CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ROBOT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
18307455 PRINT ACCURACY SCORE BASED ON 3D METROLOGY DATA Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
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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