Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
149 pending office actions • 60 art units • 112 examiners • 0 of 149 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 546 patents granted in the last 365 days
General Electric Company has 158 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters span 116 distinct examiners and 62 distinct art units, indicating substantial breadth across examination personnel and organizational groups. The portfolio therefore presents a coordination challenge in addition to the substantive technical work.
KIM, TAE JUN is the busiest identified examiner, with 7 pending matters. That visible concentration can support targeted review of related files, but the larger distribution means it is only one part of the management picture. Counsel may benefit from centralized docket oversight, recurring issue identification, and technology-specific guidance that can be adapted to different examiner and art-unit practices.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 3 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (5%) |
| §103 only | 49 (33%) |
| §102 only | 5 (3%) |
| §112 only | 7 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 66 (44%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, TAE JUN | 7 | 63.9% | +25.8% |
| KIM, CRAIG SANG | 6 | 86.4% | +9.9% |
| KANG, EDWIN G | 5 | 64.1% | +66.6% |
| BURKE, THOMAS P | 5 | 43.9% | +21.7% |
| MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 4 | 86.2% | +44.3% |
| SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 3 | 58.6% | +71.1% |
| MCCAFFREY, KAYLA M | 3 | 77.0% | +16.2% |
| WONG, ELTON K | 2 | 78.2% | +18.9% |
| CHAU, ALAIN | 2 | 80.6% | +25.5% |
| HTAY, AYE SU MON | 2 | 67.2% | +28.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18671376 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 19d |
| 19305970 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | — |
| 19274016 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | — |
| 19259177 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | — |
| 19259284 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | — |
| 19243886 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | — |
| 19135606 | TRIPLE-FLOW AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE | KIM, CRAIG SANG | — |
| 19134329 | TRIPLE-FLOW AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE | KIM, CRAIG SANG | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18737507 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT | GREEN, RICHARD R | 36d overdue |
| 19056846 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | EDWARDS, LOREN C | 28d overdue |
| 19070889 | AIRFOIL FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE | DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER | 22d overdue |
| 18421459 | METHOD OF GENERATING HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF AN ASSET | BROWN, LUIS A | 8d overdue |
| 18602093 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE | RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL | 4d overdue |
| 18032418 | MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J | 4d overdue |
| 17575415 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT A RANDOM FOREST | LAU, KAITLYN RENEE | 4d overdue |
| 17568269 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH A FUEL CELL | HAO, YI | 2d overdue |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17587466 | SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING A GEARBOX OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 53d overdue |
| 18628126 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLEED SYSTEMS INCLUDING BLEED DISCHARGE EXHAUST DEVICES | KANG, EDWIN G | 14d |
| 18156522 | FUEL COOLING SYSTEM | BURKE, THOMAS P | 14d |
| 18671376 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 19d |
| 19169490 | REVERSE THRUST TURBOFAN ENGINE | KIM, TAE JUN | 23d |
| 18664933 | Turbine Engine Having a Damper | KIM, TAE JUN | 23d |
| 18476595 | COMBUSTION SECTION WITH A PRIMARY COMBUSTOR AND A SET OF SECONDARY COMBUSTORS | BURKE, THOMAS P | 30d |
| 18748534 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | KANG, EDWIN G | 41d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3741 | 36 |
| 3745 | 16 |
| 3799 | 7 |
| 3761 | 6 |
| 3791 | 5 |
| 1784 | 4 |
| 3642 | 4 |
| 1735 | 4 |
| 1738 | 3 |
| 2187 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19402489 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE NOZZLE | WONG, ELTON K | 3745 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2025 |
| 19392846 | FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | KIM, SANG K | 3745 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2025 |
| 19369966 | PROPULSION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR STARTING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2025 |
| 19362542 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING COMPOSITE FAN BLADES | HUNTER, JOHN S | 3761 | DP | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Oct 20, 2025 |
| 19360633 | DIFFUSER WITH PASSLETS | KANG, EDWIN G | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 19349325 | TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL WITH A WOVEN CORE | CORDAY, CAMERON A | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2025 |
| 19309195 | ICE PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT FUELED BY HYDROGEN | CHABREYRIE, RODOLPHE ANDRE | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19305970 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3741 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 19282105 | LOADING SHARING ACROSS MULITPLE POWER SUPPLIES | LAM, ALEX W | 2836 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19274016 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19274172 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L | 3761 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19259177 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19259284 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19253191 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS TO LUBRICATE A GAS TURBINE ENGINE VIA AN EXTERNAL PRESSURE SOURCE | MEADE, LORNE EDWARD | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19243886 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19135606 | TRIPLE-FLOW AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19134329 | TRIPLE-FLOW AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19223102 | PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR JET NOISE REDUCTION | CHAU, ALAIN | 3741 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19187633 | ROTATING DETONATION COMBUSTOR WITH DISCRETE DETONATION ANNULI | KIM, TAE JUN | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19173239 | DE-POWDERING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BUILD | LEE, DOUGLAS | 1714 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19169490 | REVERSE THRUST TURBOFAN ENGINE | KIM, TAE JUN | 3799 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19082906 | AUTOMATED DE-POWDERING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BUILD | ROBINSON, MICHAEL | 1744 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19074672 | AIRFOIL WITH LEADING EDGE PROTECTOR FOR A FAN ASSEMBLY | HTAY, AYE SU MON | 3745 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19070889 | AIRFOIL FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE | DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19066821 | EBC WITH IMPROVED TGO AND SILICON-BASED BONDCOAT | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1784 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19056846 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | EDWARDS, LOREN C | 3746 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19055779 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CONTROL | SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK | 2665 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19042136 | CYCLONIC SEPARATOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE | CLARK, RYAN C | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19039187 | COMBUSTION SECTION FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | LISOWSKI, JACEK | 3741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19033730 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING FLOW TURNING COMBUSTOR | HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19021421 | AUTOMATED DE-POWDERING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BUILD | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19014557 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FAULT INDICATIONS FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BASED ON A PROBABILISTIC COMPARISON OF THE OUTPUTS OF MULTIPLE PROCESS MODELS TO MEASURED SENSOR DATA | AZAD, MD ABUL K | 2119 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19012497 | APPARATUS TO REDUCE VIBRATION OF SEAL SEGMENTS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | PRUITT, JUSTIN A | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19003505 | COMPOSITE STORAGE TANK FOR LIQUID HYDROGEN | CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER | 3733 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19003540 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE STORAGE TANK FOR LIQUID HYDROGEN | KIM, YUNJU | 1742 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19003521 | COMPOSITE STORAGE TANK FOR LIQUID HYDROGEN AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18999783 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING EDDY CURRENT SENSOR ARRAY | ISLA, RICHARD | 2858 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18989266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIZED POWDER PROCESSING AND A PROCESSED POWDER | RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C | 3653 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18980574 | COMBUSTOR FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3741 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18966518 | POWER CONVERTER TOPOLOGY AND CONTROL SCHEME FOR MITIGATING THERMAL BOWING IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES | CHAU, ALAIN | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18950987 | HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING CALIBRATION FOR PROCESS MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J | 2666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18947809 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO VARY GEOMETRY OF A THRUST LINK | ZOHOORI, COLIN NAYSAN MISHA | 3642 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18940927 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE FASTENER | WANG, XIAOBEI | 1784 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18932870 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED FLIGHT PATH VALIDATION | BREWER, JACK ROBERT | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18929210 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOATING PARAMETER CONTROL | BROWN, MICHAEL J | 2115 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18899397 | FUEL NOZZLE VALVE SEALS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE | MURPHY, KEVIN F | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18897454 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AIRFOIL HAVING DISENGAGEMENT FEATURE | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18828366 | INTERNALLY DIFFUSING HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18826903 | TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY | MCCAFFREY, KAYLA M | 3745 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18817394 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | NG, HENRY | 3741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialGeneral Electric Company has 149 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 60 art units and 112 examiners.
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