Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DAVIS, SHARON M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2628 3619 3646 3648

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
664
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 616 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
37.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18593478 NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH LIQUID HEAT TRANSFER AND SOLID FUEL ASSEMBLIES, INTEGRATING A NOMINAL POWER EVACUATION SYSTEM WITH A LIQUID METAL BATH AND MATERIAL(S) (MCP) FOR THE EVACUATION OF RESIDUAL POWER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18542962 MOLTEN SALT NUCLEAR REACTOR OF THE FAST NEUTRON REACTOR TYPE, HAVING A VESSEL FILLED WITH INERT LIQUID SALTS AROUND THE REACTOR VESSEL BY WAY OF REACTOR DECAY HEAT REMOVAL (DHR) SYSTEM Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18260439 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A NEUTRON ABSORBER IN A FLUID Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18156629 LIGHT WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR (LWR), IN PARTICULAR PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR (PWR) OR BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR), WITH A HEAT SINK ON THE GROUND AND INCORPORATING AN AUTONOMOUS DECAY HEAT REMOVAL (DHR) SYSTEM Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18156549 LIGHT-WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR (LWR), IN PARTICULAR A PRESSURISED WATER REACTOR (PWR) OR BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR), INCORPORATING AN INTEGRAL, AUTONOMOUS, PASSIVE DECAY HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18016777 REFUELLING AND/OR STORAGE NEUTRON-ABSORBING RODS Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
18713123 RADIONUCLIDE PRODUCTION METHOD, TARGET HOLDING DEVICE FOR QUANTUM BEAM IRRADIATION, SYSTEM, AND TARGET Non-Final OA RIKEN
18648861 Non-Destructive Inspection Device Non-Final OA RIKEN
18566460 High Temperature Reactor With Reduced Silo Height Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18938669 AC-225 PRODUCTION VIA THE RA-226 (N, 2N) REACTION Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18256397 HIGH ENERGY NUCLEAR FUEL, FUEL ASSEMBLY, AND REFUELING METHOD Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18253982 CHROMIUM ALLOYS FOR COATING NUCLEAR FUEL RODS Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18141594 NEUTRON GENERATING TARGET FOR NEUTRON BEAM SYSTEMS Final Rejection Tae Technologies, Inc.

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