Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BURGESS, MARC R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3642 3643 3647 3666

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

34.4%
Allow Rate
-17.6% vs TC avg
546
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
1216
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 477 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18479463 FLOATING POWER GENERATION Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18123171 OFFSHORE ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA The Texas A&M University System
18373989 PROPULSION APPARATUS FOR SHIP Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18112456 OUTBOARD MOTOR AND VESSEL Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18079925 OUTBOARD MOTOR AND BOAT Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18077252 STEERING MECHANISM FOR MARINE VESSEL, AND MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18566155 UNDERWATER VESSEL Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS plc
17924602 PROPULSION UNIT AND VESSEL COMPRISING THE PROPULSION UNIT Final Rejection MAERSK A/S
18564737 SAIL PROPULSION ELEMENT, SAIL-PROPELLED VEHICLE Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18180500 CONTROL HANDLE FOR A MARINE ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
18158832 MARINE POWERTRAIN UNIT AND METHOD FOR POWERING A MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA Volvo Penta Corporation
18326502 MOBILE FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY SYSTEM Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18110899 JET PROPULSION BOAT AND PROPULSION BOAT Final Rejection KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18322191 Trim Tab Actuator Final Rejection Brunswick Corporation
17985676 ELECTRIC MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Brunswick Corporation
18264225 AUTONOMOUS MOTORISED MONOHULL SHIP WITH WEIGHTED KEEL TRANSFORMABLE INTO A TRIMARAN Non-Final OA EXAIL
18075413 MULTIHULL MODULE Non-Final OA Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
18019079 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A WIND TURBINE TOWER Final Rejection ØRSTED WIND POWER A/S
18425156 WATERCRAFT WITH ADJUSTABLE CENTER OF GRAVITY Non-Final OA Arc Boat Company
18441506 ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA DekHand Marine LLC
18568393 REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE RESCUE VESSEL Non-Final OA AUSTRALIAN DROID & ROBOT PTY LTD
18567168 VESSEL PROVIDED WITH AN IMPROVED AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA 3J MARINE S.R.L.
18509599 AUTONOMOUS TILLER UNIT FOR RETROFITTING A MANUALLY DRIVEABLE OUTBOARD Non-Final OA ROBOBUOY INC.
18463688 RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORM WITH OPTIMISED ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Marine Power Systems Limited
18019662 INFLATABLE LIFE JACKET Non-Final OA POLITECNICO DI MILANO
18553222 A SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE SERVICE VESSEL FOR A FLOATING INSTALLATION AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA OSK - FLOATING WIND APS, Aarhus C, DENMARK
18473632 LIFT ASSIST BIMINI Non-Final OA Commercial Sewing, Inc.
18178019 LIFT ASSIST BIMINI Non-Final OA Commercial Sewing, Inc.
18550172 A PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR A MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA Wärtsilä Netherlands B.V.
18118806 MODIFIED PONTOON ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVED FLOTATION AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF Non-Final OA FOREST RIVER, INC.

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