Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3672 3678

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+21.7% vs TC avg
1147
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
843
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18914962 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PULLING PIPE Non-Final OA TT Technologies, Inc.
18884884 SUBSEA FOUNDATION Non-Final OA Equinor Energy AS
18462319 SUBSEA TERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
18934294 SECURABLE DEVICE HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLEXIBLE SHAFT AND ONE OR MORE PROTRUSIONS AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Coastal Protection Holdings Corporation
18859239 SIDE GRIP VIBRATORY PILE DRIVER Non-Final OA Dawson Construction Plant Ltd
18918419 Seafloor Pipeline Removal System and Method Non-Final OA C-Dive, LLC
18887077 GEOENGINEERING CONSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN RAILWAYS Non-Final OA Tensar Technologies Limited.
18778053 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING AN ANNULAR SPACE OF A SEWER CONNECTION LINE Non-Final OA Gulf Coast Underground, LLC
18730052 STORAGE OF ORGANIC MATERIAL IN BOGS TO REDUCE CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE Non-Final OA Jarala AS
18763889 METHODS TO REMEDIATE SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH POLY- AND/OR PERFLUORO ALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS), AND/OR OTHER ANIONIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS Non-Final OA GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S.
18719213 INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF SUBSEA FOUNDATIONS Non-Final OA SUBSEA 7 NORWAY AS
18715707 HYDRAULICALLY OPERABLE TRENCH SHORING APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA AUTOSHORE LTD
18590941 WATER CHANNEL Non-Final OA Murray Smith
18684976 Anchor Arrangement Non-Final OA Mohlalefi (Pty) Ltd
17917590 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING PILES INTO THE GROUND OR SEABED Final Rejection Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE
18483823 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LONG-TERM CARBON STORAGE IN THE DEEP SEA USING A FREE FALL PENETRATOR Final Rejection Sinkco Labs
18376853 ROADWAY ACCESS HOLE CUTTER AND METHOD OF CUTTING A SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR ROADWAY ACCESS HOLE Final Rejection CCIIP LLC
18283756 Carbon Fiber Rock Bolt Final Rejection CMTE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
18029555 WIND UPLIFT-RESISTANT SURFACE COVER SYSTEMS AND METHOD Final Rejection Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC
17826919 FLEXIBLE ROPE NET GABION Final Rejection GARWARE TECHNICAL FIBRES LTD.

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