Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2832 2837 2846 3619

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
903
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
1182
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 849 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18005972 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17834267 ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONE Corporation
16172202 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELEVATOR POSITIONING Final Rejection KONE Corporation
18000964 RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
17997566 METHOD FOR OPERATING A PASSENGER CONVEYOR SYSTEM BY RELIABLY CONFIGURING AN ELECTRONIC SAFETY DEVICE Non-Final OA Inventio AG
17594623 ELEVATOR OPERATING PANEL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Inventio AG
16757829 METHOD AND ELEVATOR CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING AN ELEVATOR GROUP HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELEVATORS ON THE BASIS OF DESTINATION CALLS Non-Final OA Inventio AG
18044922 ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17967032 MUSICAL PERFORMANCE APPARATUS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE PHRASE DETERMINING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17847599 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18088148 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ELEVATOR MECHANIC WORKING WITHIN AN ELEVATOR HOISTWAY Non-Final OA OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
17977012 STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Otis Elevator Company
17400933 METHOD FOR TRIGGERING AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR CALLS Non-Final OA OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
17398715 ELEVATOR POSITION REFERENCE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Otis Elevator Company
17396096 METHOD OF PREVENTING GRAVITY JUMP AT EMERGENCY STOP IN ELEVATOR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Otis Elevator Company
17390309 CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF DETERMINING TRIGGERING OF THE CONTROL DEVICE AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM Final Rejection Otis Elevator Company
17373995 ELEVATOR SAFETY CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Otis Elevator Company
17368141 ELEVATOR BRAKE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Otis Elevator Company
17095425 CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION OF A ROBOT PASSENGER WHEN WAITING FOR AN ELEVATOR Final Rejection Otis Elevator Company
16995047 ELEVATOR CAR MOVER PROVIDING INTELLIGENT CONTROL BASED ON BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE Final Rejection Otis Elevator Company
16865968 ELEVATOR SYSTEM DISPLAY THAT PROVIDES DIFFERENT INFORMATION TO DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS Final Rejection OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
16835649 CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF AN ELEVATOR CAR OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM Final Rejection Otis Elevator Company
16164146 RESISTANCE-BASED INSPECTION OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM SUPPORT MEMBERS Final Rejection Otis Elevator Company
15940014 SUPER GROUP DISPATCHING Non-Final OA OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
17991819 MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION DEVICE, MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION METHOD, MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION PROGRAM, MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yamaha Corporation
18078197 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ENERGY LEVEL OF SONGS Non-Final OA BELLEVUE INVESTMENTS GmbH & Co. KGaA
18114149 PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, DRUMHEAD FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, MOLD FOR MANUFACTURE OF DRUMHEAD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DRUMHEAD Non-Final OA Roland Corporation
17976883 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Roland Corporation
18209378 Laminate Faced Honeycomb Bracing Structure for Stringed Instrument Non-Final OA MCP IP, LLC
18025140 SYSTEMS AND METHODS CAPABLE OF GENERATING RHYTHMIC REPETITION BASED ON TEXTUAL INPUT Non-Final OA YAO THE BARD, LLC

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