Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1774 3672 3674 3676

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+26.4% vs TC avg
938
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1035
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 914 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18741317 Retrofittable Dual Flow Path Mandrel Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19295356 FLOW-THROUGH PULSING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS Non-Final OA IMPULSE DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS LTD.
18458581 BOREHOLE SYSTEM HAVING CONVERTER MODULE FOR SAFETY VALVE, CONVERTER MODULE, AND METHOD Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18834245 DRILLING COMPONENT Non-Final OA SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION TOOLS AB
18254073 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WELL OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Intelligent Wellhead Systems Inc.
17963896 Drill-Through Tubing Head Assembly Non-Final OA FMC Technologies, Inc.
18841572 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THREE-PHASE SEPARATION AT A WELL Final Rejection CNX Resources Corporation
18676222 BAND BASKETS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Legacy Tool and Rental LLC
17913221 A METHOD PERFORMED BY A CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FEEDING DISTANCE AND FEEDING RATE IN A ROCK DRILLING UNIT, A ROCK DRILLING UNIT AND A ROCK DRILLING RIG Final Rejection EPIROC ROCK DRILLS AKTIEBOLAG
18608565 COMPOSITE SUCKER ROD SEGMENT Non-Final OA Oilify Sucker Rod Inc.
18562792 METHOD FOR MULTISTAGE FRACTURING OF A GEOTHERMAL WELL Non-Final OA NCS MULTISTAGE, LLC
18128522 ROW CROP PLANTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection AG USA LLC

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