Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672 3676

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+31.9% vs TC avg
162
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
816
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 143 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19140369 MACHINE LEARNING ENABLED WATER FLOODING OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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 Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19292548 Method and System For Calculating Extension Length of Main Fracture In Hydraulic Fracturing, and Medium Non-Final OA China University of Petroleum (East China)
18670098 Inhibiting Microbial Activity in a Subsurface Formation Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company

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