Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GANEY, STEVEN J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3752

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.2%
Allow Rate
+12.2% vs TC avg
1401
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1378 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
33.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18321172 SELF-PROPELLED OUTDOOR TOOL BASES AND ASSEMBLIES Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18678489 VOLATILE COMPOSITION DISPENSER WITH ACTIVATION LEVER Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17659372 LIQUID SPRAY NOZZLE AND LIQUID SPRAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18702138 BELL CUP, AND ROTARY ATOMIZER COMPRISING SUCH A BELL CUP Non-Final OA Dürr Systems AG
18380796 INJECTION NOZZLE Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18730314 ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18576855 Method for Electronic Wind Compensation of a Fertilizer Spreader, Control System and Fertilizer Spreader Non-Final OA Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
18291674 Crop Sprayers, Liquid Distribution Systems for Crop Sprayers, and Related Methods Non-Final OA AGCO Corporation
18778011 FILTER MODULE USED FOR COOLING SYSTEM AND COOLING DEVICE Non-Final OA UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
18710043 INJECTORS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR DUAL FUEL COMBUSTION Non-Final OA Deyang Hou
18699003 HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT FOR THE FORMATION OF A TWO-PHASE BUBBLE-STRUCTURED STREAM AND THE METHOD OF EXTINGUISHING Non-Final OA Jetex Innovation S.R.O.
18698559 Controllable Dripper Valve and System Thereof Non-Final OA The State Of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization
18692861 PAINT SPRAY GUN WITH TWO-PART MATERIAL NEEDLE, MATERIAL NEEDLE, FRONT NEEDLE OF A MATERIAL NEEDLE, AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A FRONT NEEDLE Non-Final OA SATA GmbH & Co. KG
18378299 SPRAY WASHER NOZZLE Non-Final OA NIFCO AMERICA CORP.
18505730 HANDHELD SHOWERHEAD WITH ARCUATE WAND Non-Final OA WATER PIK, INC.
18287309 REVERSIBLE HYDRAULIC NOZZLE Non-Final OA PULSE NEEDLEFREE SYSTEMS, INC.
18471423 BATTERY-POWERED SKID SPRAYER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.

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