Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WORKU, KIDEST

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1758 2119 2122 2123 2127 3722 3761

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
1,230
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
1609
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1206 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18754970 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18537227 CLOTHES TREATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18382288 Compute Fabric Functionalities for a Process Control or Automation System Non-Final OA FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
18739726 AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18492915 LONG-TERM TREND ANALYSIS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR WELL SYSTEMS Final Rejection HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
18145670 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE LIFETIME AWARE COOLING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18797472 ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING FOR DENTITIONS WITH UN-ERUPTED OR PARTIALLY UN-ERUPTED TEETH Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18712315 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18681595 AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18570771 REMOTE MONITORING APPARATUS OF AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18672802 HOT SWAP BASE FOR A BUILDING CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18323602 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE TO BUILDING THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18788108 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING WORK-IN-PROCESS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18581750 AUTOMATED SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER TRANSFER MONITORING Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
18917299 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR DYNAMIC NETWORK MONITORING AND PACKET VALIDATION IN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18710947 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
18712275 NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18736819 COOLANT MIXTURE REBALANCING FOR LIQUID-COOLED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18004984 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18460295 EDGE DEVICE SUPPORT OF COMPUTATION OF CONTEXTUALIZED HEALTH STATISTICS IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

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