Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FINK, THOMAS ANDREW

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2124 2129 3746

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
-5.5% vs TC avg
558
Total Applications
+32.5%
Interview Lift
1049
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 541 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19315870 AIR MOVING DEVICE Non-Final OA xMEMS Labs, Inc.
18503547 MOTOR AND BLOWER USING THE SAME AND CARTRIDGE FOR MOTOR Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
16192360 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AIR COMPRESSOR WITH ELECTRIC INLET VALVE CONTROL Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
19175931 EXHAUST PASSAGE STRUCTURE AND DIAPHRAGM PUMP Non-Final OA MABUCHI MOTOR OKEN CO., LTD.
18121511 MINIATURE PRESSURE-DRIVEN PUMPS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18385787 ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR Final Rejection HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
18862730 HYDRAULIC MACHINE PROVIDED WITH A DIRECTION CHANGING DRAWER Non-Final OA POCLAIN HYDRAULICS INDUSTRIE
18674946 ROTATING MACHINE HAVING CONTRA-ROTATING PROPELLER Final Rejection VAM Inc.
18535606 Hybrid Gettering Diffusion Pump Final Rejection Helion Energy, Inc.
17754023 Pressure wave generator and method for operating a pressure wave generator Non-Final OA P-Wave AG

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