Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
611
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
889
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18417082 ROTATING PROBE FOR FORMATION TESTING AND SAMPLING Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18566757 DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION DEVICE, AND DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19223204 HANGER BEARING MOUNTED TORQUE SENSOR Non-Final OA LORD Corporation
18612938 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18399718 Gas Sensor Non-Final OA AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18693394 Method and Device for Measuring Valve Characteristic Parameters Non-Final OA Siemens Schweiz AG
18687767 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IN REAL TIME A SIGNAL FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A MECHANICAL PART Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18612964 LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY REACTOR Non-Final OA Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
18486539 Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Inerting Non-Final OA Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
18428019 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPEN CHANNEL FLOW MEASUREMENT OF PROCESS FLUIDS Non-Final OA Spartan Controls Ltd.
18524704 AIRTIGHT HOUSING, FLUID METERING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOUSING Non-Final OA Diehl Metering GmbH
18455306 ADAPTER DEVICE FOR A SENSOR DEVICE, ADAPTER ARRANGEMENT, ADAPTER SYSTEM, MEASURING DEVICE HAVING ADAPTER DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Bausch + Stroebel SE + Co. KG
18211882 MULTI-SENSOR FIELD UNIT Non-Final OA UPTIME SOLUTIONS, LLC

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