Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672 3676

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+31.8% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
819
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19257164 PLUNGER LIFT LUBRICATOR Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18670098 Inhibiting Microbial Activity in a Subsurface Formation Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18410367 PRESSURE TESTING A WELLHEAD Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18471502 PROCESS OF IMPROVING HEAVY OIL RECOVERY USING A COMBINATION OF DOWNHOLE HEATER SYSTEM, AND CHEMICAL FORMULATION COMPOSED OF SOLVENTS AND SURFACTANTS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18075880 TEMPERATURE PROFILE PREDICTION IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19191825 CRYOGENIC COOLANT FLOW MANAGEMENT FOR DOWNHOLE SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19040059 DOWNHOLE TOOL EMPLOYING A WHIPSTOCK ASSEMBLY, PACKER ASSEMBLY AND DOWNHOLE POWER UNIT Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18807707 STEERABILITY OF DOWNHOLE RANGING TOOLS USING ROTARY MAGNETS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19222702 DRILL BITS AND OTHER DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS WITH NON-CYLINDRICAL CUTTER POCKETS Final Rejection Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.
18014575 RESERVOIR FLUID PROPERTY ESTIMATION USING MUD-GAS DATA Non-Final OA Equinor Energy AS
18709104 GAS-GENERATING CHEMICAL HEATING MIXTURES AND DOWNHOLE TOOL ASSEMBLIES WITH CHEMICAL HEATERS EMPLOYING SUCH Final Rejection BiSN Tec Ltd.

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