Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WEST, PAUL M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856 2861

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
1015
Total Applications
+13.8%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 999 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18236138 FIELD CALIBRATION FOR TORSIONAL VIBRATION SENSOR Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18273147 CHECK VALVE TESTING SYSTEMS AND LEAK DETECTION METHODS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA WATTS REGULATOR CO.
18485415 PORE DEVICE AND FINE PARTICLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection ADVANTEST CORPORATION
18578692 IONIZED MATERIAL SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE AND COLLECTING METHOD Non-Final OA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
18425520 FLOW PATH MEMBER JOINING STRUCTURE AND COLUMN Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.
18657393 ISOLATION AND ANALYSIS OF TERPENES Non-Final OA ORANGE PHOTONICS, INC.
18579171 RESISTIVE OXYGEN GAS SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA KOA Corporation
18187590 SETTING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THAT RECORDS PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENT FORMING DEVICE, AND SETTING METHOD Non-Final OA ESPEC CORP.
18291185 Segment for a Sensor-Carrier Body of a Pig for Inspecting a Pipeline Non-Final OA NDT Global Corporate Ltd.
18357871 TRANSFER LINE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TIGHTNESS Non-Final OA MAGNA Energy Storage Systems GesmbH
18579057 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FLOW RATE, FLOW SENSOR, AND MEASURING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLOW SENSOR Non-Final OA IMT ANALYTICS AG
18112881 HYDROGEN GAS SENSOR AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING SAME TO QUANTITATE HYDROGEN GAS AND/OR TO ASSESS HYDROGEN GAS PURITY Non-Final OA Giner, Inc.

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