Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WORKU, KIDEST

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

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kidest Worku has resolved 1215 cases in Art Unit 1758. The allowance rate is high at 84.9 percent. However, the median days to allowance is 1605, which is a very long duration for Tech Center 3700. This 1605-day figure suggests that while success is likely, the process requires a substantial time commitment from the applicant.

The interview lift is 2.8 percent. While positive, this low lift suggests that interviews are not the primary driver of the 84.9 percent allowance rate. Most cases eventually reach grant through the written process, though it takes a significant amount of time to do so. Practitioners should prepare for a long prosecution cycle while maintaining confidence in the high probability of an eventual grant.

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

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
1,232
Total Applications
+2.8%
Interview Lift
1605
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1215 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
36.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18004984 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18961911 AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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.
18492915 LONG-TERM TREND ANALYSIS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR WELL SYSTEMS Final Rejection HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
18653819 IN SITU DEFECT DETECTION OF ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED ARTICLES USING GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18819974 ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH MACHINE LEARNING BASED INTERPRETATION Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18832587 OPERATING A PLANT DURING LOW NATURAL POWER Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18712315 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18797472 ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING FOR DENTITIONS WITH UN-ERUPTED OR PARTIALLY UN-ERUPTED TEETH Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18291839 NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
19004383 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BAYESIAN REGRESSION-BASED FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS IN WIND-TURBINE SENSORS AND ACTUATORS Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18323602 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE TO BUILDING THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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
18788108 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING WORK-IN-PROCESS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18581750 AUTOMATED SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER TRANSFER MONITORING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
18655013 LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL TOOLS FOR TASK AUTOMATION Final Rejection Notion Labs, Inc.
18807944 CONFIGURATION METHOD FOR A POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER AND A CONTROLLER EMPLOYING SAME Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18672802 HOT SWAP BASE FOR A BUILDING CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18666226 MULTI-TENANT MANUFACTURING CLOUD SYSTEM Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18460295 EDGE DEVICE SUPPORT OF COMPUTATION OF CONTEXTUALIZED HEALTH STATISTICS IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18781669 DATACENTER LIQUID COOLING ARRANGEMENTS WITH POWER ESTIMATION AND RELATED FAN AND PUMP CONTROL Non-Final OA OVH
18590832 VEHICLE-TO-GRID COMMUNICATION COMPLIANCE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES Final Rejection Atieva, Inc.

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