Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: VELEZ-LOPEZ, MARIO M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2118 2144 2178 3725

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
447
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
1066
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 421 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
66.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18894683 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THIN FILM SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18619651 TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18974733 PROVIDING VISUAL CONTENT EDITING FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18914274 SCENARIO SETTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18041196 METHOD FOR INVOKING CAPABILITY OF ANOTHER DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18315243 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18841571 METHOD FOR OPERATING PRODUCTION PLANTS BASED ON RECYCLED MATERIAL Non-Final OA BASF SE
18459360 Systems and Methods for Determining Health Statuses of Devices Within a Structure Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18238395 MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEM FOR OPERATION STATUS MONITORING Final Rejection HITACHI, Ltd.
18773369 Real-Time In-Context Smart Summarizer Non-Final OA Open Text SA ULC

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