Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YOUNG, MONICA S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1629 2855 2856

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
560
Total Applications
+32.9%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 525 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
33.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612213 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18455773 SENSOR MODULE FOR DETECTING A VIBRATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF A COMPONENT Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18173235 TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR ACOUSTIC STRUCTURAL MONITORING Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18431970 METHOD AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING RISK IN SMART GAS PIPELINE NETWORK BY COMBINING ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER Non-Final OA CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18589382 DISK DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING DISK DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
16985873 PORTABLE ARTICULATING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD Final Rejection CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
18416941 HOUSING AND SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18541593 PROTECTION OF SENSING ELEMENT DURING MOULDING Non-Final OA Melexis Technologies NV
18612560 Indicator for Indicating the Occurrence of a Pressurized Fluid Leak in a Vent Chamber of a Pressurized Fluid Apparatus Non-Final OA EXEL INDUSTRIES
18621317 3D-PRINTED ARTIFICIAL CILIA ARRAY MECHANOSENSING TOOL Non-Final OA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
18691946 FIELD DEVICE Non-Final OA Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
18187036 PORTABLE RAILROAD SPIKE INSPECTION SYSTEM BASED ON ACOUSTIC SIGNALS Final Rejection University of South Carolina
18424503 INDOMETHACIN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA FULTON MEDICINALI S.P.A.
18416425 Specimen Holder, Specimen Holder Set, and Specimen Preparation Method Non-Final OA JEOL Ltd.
18573442 GRID SENSOR, GRID SENSOR SYSTEM, EVALUATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CORRECTING AN INTERFERING INFLUENCE OF ONE OR MORE FLUIDS Non-Final OA Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf e.V.
18165964 FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT PACKAGE Final Rejection ORPYX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18520809 STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER Non-Final OA NTL Co., Ltd.
18508331 DIFFERENTIAL OIL-FILLED PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS WITH COMPENSATING CAPSULE Non-Final OA KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
18038312 ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Novosound Ltd.
18146097 OBSERVATION SYSTEM, LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DAMAGE IN PIPELINES Final Rejection Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro - UFRJ
17982615 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING FOULING LOCATION OF SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER Final Rejection Yokogawa Saudi Arabia Company
17982048 SORTING ANIMALS BASED ON NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection Aquaticode Ltd.

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