Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CLARK, RYAN C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745 3753

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+17.2% vs TC avg
302
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
729
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 265 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
30.5%
§102 Novelty
38.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18956811 PROPULSION DEVICE, PROPULSION CONTROL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19101074 SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A NACELLE OF A TURBINE ENGINE, AND TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
18739584 NOSECONE FOR A DUCTED FAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce plc
18962080 AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19053469 PROPELLER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Ratier-Figeac SAS
18578380 BLOWER DEVICE Final Rejection MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18193817 LASER PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CORRECTING SPOT DIAMETER OF LASER PROCESSING MACHINE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18855819 MODULAR NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE HAVING A LIQUID SPILLAGE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA Vestas Wind Systems A/S
19202772 HULL-DIRECTED PROPULSION SYSTEM OF CONTRA-ROTATING PROPELLER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
19113049 SEALING DEVICE AND TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING THE SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18003403 HOUSING FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR HOUSING MANUFACTURE Final Rejection SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18848157 LOCKING SPACER ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A LOCKING SPACER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18877620 MUFFLERS FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSORS Non-Final OA Danfoss A/S
19110704 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ABRADABLE COATING, ABRADABLE COATING AND COATED PART Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III
18247618 LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18129012 GRAPHENE HEATING CHIP AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
19023645 FLUSH-MOUNT FAN GRILLE Non-Final OA Broan-NuTone LLC
18709706 BLADE, FLYING OBJECT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
18194777 LASER BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18193783 PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18726272 INTEGRATED WIND-TURBINE MONITORING Non-Final OA AERONES INC.
17641834 DRIVEN TOOL HOLDER HAVING MULTIPLE TURBINES Final Rejection WTO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
18194838 CONTROLLING ON-TIME OF PWM APPLIED TO POWER BLOCKS IN WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA The ESAB Group, Inc.
18130075 INDUCTION COILS AS NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE BOOSTERS AND FLOW BOOSTERS FOR FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS MATERIALS IN A FURNACE Non-Final OA Inductotherm Corp.
18129471 TWO-WAY WELDING GUN Non-Final OA OBARA KOREA CORPORATION
17932929 CERAMIC PROPELLER Non-Final OA HYDRONALIX, INC.

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