Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DAVIS, SHARON M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3646 3648

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 597 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
35.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18016777 REFUELLING AND/OR STORAGE NEUTRON-ABSORBING RODS Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
18593446 Nuclear Reactor with Liquid Coolant and Solid Fuel Assemblies, Integrating a System of Evacuation of the Nominal Power with Liquid Metal Bath and Material(s) (MCP) for the Evacuation of the 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 Non-Final OA 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
18158250 CERAMIC COATING FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE OF NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING Non-Final OA The Penn State Research Foundation
18522447 MOLTEN SALT REACTOR WITH HORIZONTALLY ACTUATED CONTROL BLADE Non-Final OA Natura Resources LLC
18623824 SEGMENTED FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18141594 NEUTRON GENERATING TARGET FOR NEUTRON BEAM SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Tae Technologies, Inc.
17914053 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF NUCLEAR REACTORS IN CLUSTERS Non-Final OA Electricite de France
18261700 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING RADIONUCLIDES USING NEUTRON ACTIVATION Non-Final OA FUSE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
18118206 FUEL BUNDLE WITH TWISTED RIBBON FUEL RODLETS FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS, STRUCTURES FOR MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
18037196 CYCLOTRON TARGET AND LANTHANUM THERANOSTIC PAIR FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE Non-Final OA The Governors of the University of Alberta
18616833 ORGANIC IODINE TRAPPING APPARATUS AND ORGANIC IODINE TRAPPING METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi GE Vernova Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
18429907 Ventilated Storage System and Method Enabling Triangular Storage Array of Casks that Contain Hazardous Radioactive Materials Non-Final OA NAC International Inc.
18493757 NUCLEAR FUSION SYSTEM, NUCLEAR FUSION METHOD, NUCLIDE TRANSMUTATION LIFE-SHORTENING TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR LONG-LIVED FISSION PRODUCT AND NUCLIDE TRANSMUTATION LIFE-SHORTENING TREATMENT METHOD FOR LONG-LIVED FISSION PRODUCT Non-Final OA CHUBU UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
18556797 COMPONENTS FOR AN APPARATUS THAT PRODUCES A NEUTRON FLUX Non-Final OA OXFORD SIGMA LIMITED
18274927 Method and Device for Energy Production and Synthesis of Rare Metals by Transmutation and Nuclear Fusion Non-Final OA Morou Boukari
18264868 MOLTEN SALT FISSION REACTOR WITH INTEGRATED PRIMARY EXCHANGER AND ELECTROGENERATOR COMPRISING SUCH A REACTOR Non-Final OA NAAREA
18220359 NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING METHOD, NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING PLANT AND METHOD OF EXPANDING SUCH A PLANT Final Rejection FRAMATOME
18039344 FLOATING MAINTENANCE PLATFORM FOR NUCLEAR FACILITY Final Rejection FRAMATOME
18018543 NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID CLADDING ELEMENT Final Rejection FRAMATOME
18216539 A SENSOR DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING FISSILE MATERIAL Final Rejection Focused Energy GmbH
18341760 POOL TYPE LIQUID METAL COOLED MOLTEN SALT REACTOR Final Rejection Alpha Tech Research Corp.
18329861 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS OF INTERSTITIAL PSEUDO-MUON FUSION Non-Final OA LEMMA HOLDINGS INC.
18123205 Modular Space Reactor Systems and Methods of Use Non-Final OA Katalyst-Atomos Transition, LLC
18092833 RETROFIT FOR FISSION REACTOR Final Rejection Alpha Ring International, Ltd.
17290358 DUAL FLUID REACTOR - VARIANT WITH LIQUID METAL FISSIONABLE MATERIAL (DFR/M) Final Rejection Armin HUKE

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