Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BURKE, THOMAS P

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3741

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.5%
Allow Rate
-27.5% vs TC avg
411
Total Applications
+22.9%
Interview Lift
1313
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 365 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18770950 FUEL CELL EXHAUST CONDENSATION WITH TURBOMACHINERY WATER AUGMENTATION USING CRYOGENIC BOTTOMING CYCLE Non-Final OA RTX CORPORATION
18362116 GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLEED SYSTEM CONTROL AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN Non-Final OA RTX CORPORATION
18671077 TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A FUEL NOZZLE INCLUDING A CURVILINEAR STRUCTURE Final Rejection General Electric Company
18609120 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING BOW WAVES IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES Final Rejection General Electric Company
18431619 TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A COMBUSTION SECTION WITH A FUEL SUPPLY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18476595 COMBUSTION SECTION WITH A PRIMARY COMBUSTOR AND A SET OF SECONDARY COMBUSTORS Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
18455316 FUEL SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18451429 TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A STEAM SYSTEM Final Rejection General Electric Company
18156522 FUEL COOLING SYSTEM Final Rejection General Electric Company
17988538 AIRCRAFT POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING AIRCRAFT POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18779286 Accessory Gearbox with Accessories with a Stacked Configuration Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18733571 EFFUSION COOLED FUEL NOZZLE TIP Non-Final OA PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
18609824 AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT WITH JOINT SHIELD Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18284637 SUBMUCOSAL IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
18729361 GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING A COMBUSTION CYLINDER HAVING COOLING PASSAGES AND AN ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION SPACE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18587201 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATOR Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18655019 METHOD FOR SUPPRESSION OF BATTERY HAZARDS Final Rejection Tyco Fire Products LP
19002420 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID STARTING OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
18579119 CLOSURE CAP AND CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR A SYRINGE THAT IS PREFILLED WITH A MEDICAMENT OR MEDICAL ACTIVE SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA INDUCTIO AG
18583906 SHOWERHEAD Non-Final OA SINYU TECHNOLOGY (FUJIAN) CO., LTD.
18665680 MICRO GAS TURBINE DESIGNED TO LIMIT HEAT LOSSES THEREFROM Non-Final OA MTT Solutions B.V.
18656759 WATER OUTLET DEVICE Non-Final OA RUNNER(XIAMEN) CORP.
18583176 SHOWERHEAD Final Rejection KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
18275982 SYSTEM FOR RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FLUID FROM A HYDROCARBON-BEARING FORMATION Non-Final OA Alexei Leonidovich ZAPADINSKI

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