Last updated: April 24, 2026

Application No. 18/946,378

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

3600

Examiner

ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK

Art Unit

3637

Tech Center

FOSITEK CORPORATION

Assignee

Fositek Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 63% of cases after interview

— +24.8% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 999 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK View full profile →

Grants 63% of resolved cases

Career Allow Rate

633 granted / 999 resolved

+3.4% vs TC avg

Strong +25% interview lift

Without

With

+24.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

2y 1m

Avg Prosecution

26 currently pending

Career history

1025

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§103

52.0%

+12.0% vs TC avg

§102

17.1%

-22.9% vs TC avg

§112

21.4%

-18.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 999 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

3600

Application Filed

Feb 27, 2026

Non-Final Rejection (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/385,211

Patent 12584683

REFRIGERATOR

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/697,224

Patent 12566026

REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

18/285,554

Patent 12560375

REFRIGERATOR

2y 5m to grant Granted Feb 24, 2026

18/353,532

Patent 12556829

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH CAMERA MODULE, METHOD FOR RELEASING AN INTERMEDIATE WALL AND METHOD FOR FASTENING A CAMERA MODULE TO AN INTERNAL WALL

2y 5m to grant Granted Feb 17, 2026

18/371,430

Patent 12551013

LOCKER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DYNAMICALLY GENERATING STORAGE SPACE BASED ON OBJECT VOLUME AND AN OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

2y 5m to grant Granted Feb 17, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

63%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+24.8%)

2y 1m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 999 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.