Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHAU, ALAIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3741

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
594
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 570 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
28.5%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19247172 CMC STEPPED COMBUSTOR LINER Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18281907 Separator Cutting Device and Electrode Cell Manufacturing System Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
19268562 INDUCER ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE Final Rejection General Electric Company
18290925 SYSTEM FOR COOLING OIL IN AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE Final Rejection GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
17988382 HEATING ELEMENTS FOR HEATED GEAR Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18281565 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18220775 MICRO-TURBINE GAS GENERATOR AND PROPULSIVE SYSTEM Final Rejection JETOPTERA, INC.
18282077 Method for Joining Components, and Component Connection Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18853656 COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT HAVING A CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM WITH A DEDICATED STEAM TURBINE Non-Final OA GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
19106792 TRANSITION DUCT FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
19095741 ATTENUATED COMBUSTION FOR CLEAN POWER AND HYDROGEN CAPTURE Final Rejection Nucor Corporation
18368460 FASTENER APPARATUS, FASTENER ATTACHING DEVICE USING THE FASTENER APPARATUS, AND FASTENER ATTACHING METHOD USING THE FASTENER ATTACHING DEVICE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
19106025 COOLING FLUID GUIDE FOR GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18867929 EXHAUST CONE HEAT EXCHANGER (HEX) Non-Final OA GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
18368414 Device For Monitoring The State of Optical Elements of A Device For Laser Material Processing Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18550373 METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CARDBOARD WITH A LASER BEAM Non-Final OA BOBST MEX SA
18056005 Induction Heating Device Final Rejection Christopher M. Rey

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