Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YACOB, SISAY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2682 2684 2685 2686

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
923
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 910 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.0%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18913123 OCCLUSION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18925170 VEHICLE-SEARCHING GUIDANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18551424 METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY DOCUMENTING A CLEANING PROCESS Non-Final OA Carl Freudenberg KG
18736034 SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HAZARDS USING SMART SENSORS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18893438 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A PASSIVE WAND AND ACTUATING AN EFFECT BASED ON A DETECTED WAND PATH Non-Final OA Universal City Studios LLC
18774844 MOBILE ACCESS SYSTEM FOR GRANTING ACCESS TO A DEVICE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18764565 NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING BEAT FREQUENCY SIGNALS IN THE NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18980679 CONTACT SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Tomer TAL
18980675 HIGH SECURITY DEVICE FOR MONITORING A DOOR, COMPARTMENT OR OTHER COVERED OPENING Non-Final OA Turbine Kinetics, Inc.
18642042 LOCATION-BASED MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA GLOBAL TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.

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