Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Nathaniel T. Woodward works in Art Unit 2855 within Tech Center 2800. The examiner has 615 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 84.7%. This rate reflects the proportion of applications reaching a final disposition that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 837, which is the recorded timeframe for the prosecution history. Practitioners can note this 837 figure when setting expectations for the duration of the process. The 615 resolved cases provide the data for these observations.

The interview lift for this examiner is 14.2%. This figure indicates the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. With the 14.2% lift and the 84.7% allowance rate, practitioners can evaluate the impact of direct communication on their strategy. These metrics are the available data for this docket in Art Unit 2855. The recorded data points provide the basis for understanding the prosecution environment under this examiner. This analysis relies on the specific figures provided for this profile.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
624
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
837
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 615 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18820457 Sensor Module Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18417082 ROTATING PROBE FOR FORMATION TESTING AND SAMPLING Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18859872 RELIABILITY TEST METHOD FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARD SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18889504 Sensor Apparatus Non-Final OA Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.
18766688 BATTERY TEST TOOLING, AND USE METHOD AND CONTROL METHOD FOR BATTERY TEST TOOLING Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18753741 MULTIMODAL INSPECTION OF LARGE-SCALE SURFACES USING VEHICLE-BORNE SENSORS Non-Final OA Siemens Corporation
18772701 PACKAGING DESIGN FOR A FLOW SENSOR AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18868358 PEDAL SHAFT Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18640988 SOFT MATERIALS THAT ABSORB IMPACT Non-Final OA University of Maryland, College Park
18960900 METHOD AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Klingelnberg AG

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