Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BONZELL, PHILIP J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3642 3644

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
898
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1111
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 865 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17673962 BATTERY AIRCRAFT INTEGRATION Final Rejection Archer Aviation Inc.
18888986 ADAPTABLE FIXATION INTERFACE FOR AN AIRCRAFT CABIN FLOOR Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18762976 AIRCRAFT WITH A POTABLE WATER SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION METHOD Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18583131 AIRCRAFT GALLEY, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AIRCRAFT GALLEY Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18705044 A GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18397011 BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFT WITH A COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection JetZero, Inc.
19048519 AERIAL VEHICLE, AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AERIAL LIFTING Final Rejection Nanyang Technological University
18822084 Aerial Vehicle With Differential Control Mechanisms Non-Final OA Joby Aero, Inc.
19018764 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPULSOR CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA BETA AIR LLC
18951988 AIRCRAFT WITH MULTI-POWER SOURCE ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM Final Rejection Korea Aerospace Research Institute
18236363 RANGE EXTENDING ENERGY POD (REEP) FOR AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA VerdeGo Aero, Inc.
18710365 VIBRATION SEAT Non-Final OA BEIJING CHEHEJIA AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18841270 A SEAT PAN FOR AN AIRCRAFT SEAT Non-Final OA Safran Seats GB Limited
18674199 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM Final Rejection Graco Children's Products, Inc.
18736515 GYROSCOPICALLY STABILISED FIREFIGHTING AERIAL VEHICLES Final Rejection ZIRCON CHAMBERS PTY. LTD.
17424630 GYROSCOPICALLY STABILISED FIREFIGHTING AERIAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA ZIRCON CHAMBERS PTY. LTD.
18625897 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN AEROSTAT WITH A RIGID STRUCTURE, AND HEAVY-LOAD-CARRYING AEROSTAT MANUFACTURED IN THIS WAY Non-Final OA Flying Whales

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