Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DUNWOODY, AARON M

Tech Center 6200 • Art Units: 2834 3679 3753 6221

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.1%
Allow Rate
+15.1% vs TC avg
1,656
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
1008
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1621 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
63.3%
§102 Novelty
20.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19283504 THERMAL EXPANSION COUPLER Non-Final OA BWXT Advanced Technologies, Inc.
18816649 MEDIUM CONNECTOR Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
19252113 FITTING WITH POSITIVE INSTALLATION INDICATOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
19243428 PIPE COUPLINGS HAVING INSTALLATION INDICATORS Non-Final OA ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
18529114 Fluid Coupling Device and Method for Coupling Two Fluid Lines Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
19218179 TORSION RESISTANT COUPLING Non-Final OA Victaulic Company
19215226 PIPELINE JOINT FOR AUTOMOBILES Non-Final OA NINGBO HENGSHUAI CO.,LTD.
19186974 COUPLING BUSHING WITH FLEXIBLE ANGULAR POSITION AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA TI Automotive (Fuldabrueck) GmbH
19096864 RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION FLUID CONNECTION Non-Final OA Oetiker NY, Inc.
19087406 Mechanical Joint Retainer Gland Final Rejection MCWANE, INC.
19080219 COUPLER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA LANGERTECH PTY LTD
18557246 STAINLESS STEEL COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING PIPES Final Rejection NEW ASIA Co., Ltd.
18675813 Catch Assembly For Releasably Connecting Fluid Conduits Non-Final OA Wilmarc Holdings, LLC
18480901 METHODS,SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN MAIN PIPES CONNECTED TO BRANCH CONDUIT Non-Final OA INA Acquisition Corp.
18823496 Systems and Methods for Clamp Assemblies Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18819421 UNIVERSAL TUBE STUB PLUG WITH SEAL PORT Non-Final OA Compart Systems Pte. Ltd.
18755289 I-BRIDGE Final Rejection Compart Systems Pte. Ltd.
18497279 PIPES Non-Final OA Crompton Technology Group Limited
18781126 Push-Fit Pipe Fitting Non-Final OA IPEX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18503818 PIPE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Romac Industries, Inc.
18497520 Hydrogen-Ready Closure Door for Pipeline Use Non-Final OA TDW Delaware, Inc.
17846995 PRESSURE BALANCING MECHANISM FOR A CONNECTOR Non-Final OA PETROTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17689879 MOLDABLE FLUID COUPLERS AND RELATED FLUID CONNECTORS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection CoollT Systems, Inc.

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