Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ANDRISH, SEAN D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672 3678

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
1164
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
906
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1109 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
33.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18769962 BIO-BASED LINER MAT FOR WASTE PIT Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18835159 MANGROVE INSPIRED STRUCTURES FOR EROSION MITIGATION Non-Final OA PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18013028 GROUT APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR GROUT APPLICATION Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
19204271 TUNNEL DRAINAGE METHOD FOR LAYING DRAINAGE PIPE BASED ON ULTRA-LONG DISTANCE HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING Non-Final OA CCCC SECOND HIGHWAY CONSULTANTS CO., LTD.
18292592 SUBSEA CABLE BUNDLE INSTALLATION Non-Final OA Equinor Energy AS
18035398 DIRECT TIE-IN OF A PIPELINE Final Rejection Equinor Energy AS
18686561 FACILITY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING TWO OR MORE FACILITIES Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18572193 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CABLE INSTALLATION Non-Final OA MHWIRTH AS
18560913 BURIED PIPELINE REMOVAL METHOD AND BURIED PIPELINE REMOVAL DEVICE Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18970749 Installation of Integrated Monopile System Final Rejection Blue Energy Global Inc.
18865275 METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA STIESDAL OFFSHORE A/S
18938919 T-SHAPED REAMED PILE, COMPOSITE FOUNDATION, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR COMPOSITE FOUNDATION Non-Final OA Henan Jingwu Expressway Co., Ltd.
18912147 PILE DRIVING SYSTEM AND VESSEL Non-Final OA ITREC B.V.
18914564 Hydrostatically Compensated Compressed Gas Energy Storage System Non-Final OA Hydrostor Inc.
18911229 DAMPENING ASSEMBLY FOR VIBRATORY PILE DRIVERS Non-Final OA Antaeus Foundation Equipment LLC
18854895 ROCK BOLT INSTALLATION Non-Final OA SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION AUSTRALIA (PRODUCTION/SUPPLY) PTY LTD
18822455 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUBSURFACE TUBING Non-Final OA Alldrip Sports Fields, LLC.
18772960 Method Of Abating Carbon Dioxide And Hydrogen Sulfide Non-Final OA Barnard College
18660124 FLEXIBLE RETRACTABLE MOORING SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR MEDIUM AND SHALLOW WATER OPERATION Non-Final OA JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18704478 INTELLIGENT BIONIC SCOURING PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR BUCKET FOUNDATION AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CHINA THREE GORGES CORPORATION
18645508 HIGH SPEED HYDRAULIC WATERCRAFT LIFT Final Rejection Sunstream Corporation
17997017 WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR WORKING THE GROUND Final Rejection BAUER Maschinen GmbH
18700933 Elongated Body Tensioner for Pulling At Least Two Elongated Bodies Along in a Direction of Movement Final Rejection DEME Offshore NL B.V.
18591715 RECYCLING DEBRIS WHILE DEPLOYING A TUBULAR BODY Non-Final OA TRAXyL, Inc.
18581989 KNITTED GEOTEXTILE Final Rejection test weftr
18571236 SUPPORT SYSTEM HAVING SHAPED PILE-ANCHOR FOUNDATIONS AND A METHOD OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Sharp Pulse Corp.
18566590 NODES FOR OFFSHORE WIND POWER SUBSTRUCTURES MANUFACTURED BY CASTING Final Rejection DAECHANG SOLUTION CO., LTD.
18558653 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COUPLING PIPE SECTIONS IN A BODY OF WATER AND JUNCTION SYSTEM FOR JOINING PIPE SECTIONS IN THE BODY OF WATER Non-Final OA SAIPEM S.P.A.
18486064 ROTATING LINEAR ADJUSTMENT BRACKET FOR SCREW GROUND PIERS Final Rejection Innovative Pier Distributing, LLC
18454490 Multiple Pipe Borehole Installation Device, Method, and System Final Rejection BCM Hill Top Holdings, LLC

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