Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WHITE, JAY MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2186 2188 3622

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-5.3% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+93.3%
Interview Lift
1508
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
31.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18598018 LOGGING TOOL CHANNEL PRIORITIZATION Final Rejection Schlumberger Technology Corporation
17680552 Choice of LCM Materials and Loading for Loss Circulation Control Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18032280 System And Method For Predicting Physical Properties Of Multilayer Material Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17653707 DECONTAMINATION OF A SURFACE OF A MATERIAL Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18361406 SUBSURFACE REGION MODELING THAT HONORS CONSTRAINTS ON AND CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SUBSURFACE PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
17978935 AUTOMATED CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY SELECTION AND CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18023833 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CLEARANCE ANALYSIS OF A PRODUCT ASSEMBLY IN A COMPUTER AIDED-DESIGN (CAD) ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
17611978 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-USER SPATIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Siemens Industry Software Inc.
17781708 CRACK ESTIMATION DEVICE, CRACK ESTIMATION METHOD, CRACK INSPECTION METHOD, AND FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17679681 Reinforcement driven standard cell placement Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corp.
17846243 SYSTEMS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND METHODS FOR BUILDING SIMULATED WORLDS Final Rejection Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
17846262 SYSTEMS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND METHODS FOR BUILDING SIMULATED WORLDS Final Rejection Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
17523961 Systems and Methods for Multi-Modal Transportation Simulation Verification Final Rejection Joby Aero, Inc.
17645168 COMPUTER SIMULATION OF CROPS BASED ON AGRICULTURE INFLUENCING FACTORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17511692 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING Final Rejection University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation

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