Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AKAKPO, DANY E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+35.4% vs TC avg
563
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
833
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 523 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18609357 THERMALLY ACTIVATED AUTONOMOUS INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18636713 FLUOROPLASTIC BASED LINER HANGERS FOR GEOTHERMAL AND CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18404388 SLIDABLE ISOLATION SLEEVE WITH I-SHAPED SEAL Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18306622 AUTOMOBILE WITH IMPROVED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
18404574 CORE REPAIR OF A CORE STRUCTURE PANEL USING A TRIPLY PERIODIC MINIMAL SURFACE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18286260 Vehicle Cockpit for a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18655006 SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED DRILLING Non-Final OA Helmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
18408583 VEHICLE BOTTOM STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
19073259 TRACER RELEASE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA RESMAN AS
18938628 METHOD FOR USING DRILLING FLUID IN DRILLING OPERATIONS, DRILLING FLUID AND ITS USE Non-Final OA PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
18685490 IN-VEHICLE DEVICE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18524237 SEAT ASSEMBLY, CUSHION, AND TOOL AND METHOD OF FORMING Non-Final OA Lear Corporation
18576672 GLAZED ELEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF INFRARED LIGHT RAYS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF THIS GLAZED ELEMENT Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18526097 VEHICLE WITH CUP HOLDERS Non-Final OA KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18413329 DOOR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18890879 PACKER SYSTEM, AND PROCESS TO SETTLE AND RETRIEVE Final Rejection JP INTERNATIONA BUSINESS LLC
18820455 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING A TUBING STRING Non-Final OA DOWNHOLE AND DESIGN INTERNATIONAL CORP
18634392 DETERMINATION OF UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FROM DRILLING DATA AND DRILL BIT PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Varel International Ind., LLC
18684810 CENTER CONSOLE HAVING A CONTROL MEMBER WITH TWO INTERNAL LIGHTING TRIGGERS, FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA STELLANTIS AUTO SAS
18409705 WHEELCHAIR AND ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AND MOBILITY AIDE TRANSPORT WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION PAN FOR AIRCRAFT CARGO HOLD Non-Final OA B&J IP, LLC
18404673 Pallet Latching Assembly Non-Final OA Welding Company of America
18545066 HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Hyva Holding B.V.
18491967 POP-UP DEPLOYING TYPE DOOR CURTAIN ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Ashimori Korea Co., Ltd.
18460542 Stake Pocket Insert For Accessory Attachment Non-Final OA Dirtcom Inc.
18214563 MOUNT FOR VEHICULAR HEADS-UP DISPLAY Non-Final OA GEDIA GEBRUEDER DINGERKUS GMBH

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