Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VON WALD, ERIC S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2857 2863

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
185
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1008
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 148 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18018019 BATTERY CAPACITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18563838 RUNNING STYLE ANALYSIS DEVICE, RUNNING STYLE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RUNNING STYLE ANALYSIS PROGRAM Non-Final OA ASICS CORPORATION
18338839 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE PACK REPLACEMENT CONFIGURATION Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18334568 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING OIL/WATER OR GAS/WATER PALEO ZONE RESERVOIR PROPERTIES FOR HYDROCARBON MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18373625 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM IS RECORDED Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18821167 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING AVIATION-FOCUSED WEATHER INFORMATION Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18063637 IDENTIFYING INFLUENTIAL DISTURBANCES FROM FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION EVENTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17599019 MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18563537 PLANT MONITORING DEVICE, PLANT MONITORING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17875860 PREDICTION OF WAFER FLATNESS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18957355 OPTIMISED METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA FROM COMMUNICATING METERS VIA A CELLULAR NETWORK AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD Non-Final OA SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS
18541366 Method and System for Supervising Electrical Consumption Non-Final OA SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS
18019291 TURBULENCE PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection KEIO UNIVERSITY
18448566 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SYSTEM RESISTANCE OF A DEVICE Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18457874 Devices, Systems, And Methods For Sensing The Cross-Sectional Area Of Stalks Non-Final OA Ag Leader Technology
18229310 AUTOMATED OPTICAL-BASED SYSTEM PROVIDING DYNAMIC PARAMETRIC FLOOD IMPACT COVER AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.
18376786 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING VEHICLE SPEED Non-Final OA Faraday&Future Inc.
18216754 METEOROLOGICAL EVENT DETECTION USING GRADIENT DESCENT METHOD Final Rejection OTT HYDROMET CORP.
17981454 Water Meter and Leak Detection System Non-Final OA Michael Edward Klicpera
17784615 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF UNUSUALNESS OF INDIVIDUALS, IN PARTICULAR IN ORDER TO STATISTICALLY DETECT UNUSUAL INDIVIDUALS IN A MULTIVARIATE CONTEXT Final Rejection IPPON INNOVATION

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