Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DOUNIS, LAERT

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3746 3748

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
865
Total Applications
+21.0%
Interview Lift
892
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 845 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18289652 Method for Providing Process Steam and Industrial Plant for Utilizing Process Steam Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18686274 Bearing Assembly of a Refrigerant Compressor on a Chassis of a Motor Vehicle, as Well as a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Mercedes-Benz Group AG
19390029 A HEATING ARRANGEMENT, AN EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING THE HEATING ARRANGEMENT, A VEHICLE COMPRISING THE EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR A HEATING ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Traton AB
19387364 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR SIMPLE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER GENERATION Non-Final OA Rondo Energy, Inc.
19148846 Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine of a Motor Vehicle, in Particular a Car Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18774374 SYSTEM HAVING A MECHANICAL CONNECTION DEVICE WITH TWO MECHANICAL TORQUE TRANSMISSION PATHS Final Rejection AIRBUS HELICOPTERS

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