Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CLARK, RYAN C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745 3753

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ryan C Clark is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3745. The examiner has 293 resolved cases and maintains an allowance rate of 88.1 percent. This rate of allowance suggests that many applications in this art unit reach a successful conclusion. The median days to allowance is 695, which defines the timeline for patent prosecution.

The interview lift is 8.5 percent. The 8.5 percent lift shows that interviews can be beneficial for moving a case toward allowance. In Tech Center 3700, the 695 days median to allowance indicates the time required for resolution.

With 293 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's tendencies. The 88.1 percent allowance rate and the 8.5 percent interview lift suggest a collaborative environment. Practitioners can expect a median of 695 days to reach an allowance in Art Unit 3745. The combination of these metrics defines the current prosecution landscape for this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

88.1%
Allow Rate
+18.1% vs TC avg
326
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
695
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 293 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19113049 SEALING DEVICE AND TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING THE SEALING DEVICE Final Rejection SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18962080 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19112912 METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE, CONTROL SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINE Final Rejection Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
19042136 CYCLONIC SEPARATOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE Final Rejection General Electric Company
18855819 MODULAR NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE HAVING A LIQUID SPILLAGE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA Vestas Wind Systems A/S
18247618 LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18194052 PRESSURE COOKER WITH REDUCED VOLUME CROCK Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.

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