Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GARDNER, NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3753

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
524
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
974
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 457 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18206103 VALVE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18616242 FLUID MACHINE AND COOLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nidec Corporation
18730014 LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18367449 Tree Gate Valve Non-Final OA Kinetic Pressure Control Ltd.
18967661 GAS TANK STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18581714 HYDROGEN TANK STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18837391 VALVE DEVICE WITH TILTABLE GUIDE ELEMENT, AND FLUID SYSTEM Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18292548 PRESSURE VESSEL SYSTEM Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18247000 METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE UNIT OPERATED WITH GASEOUS FUEL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18903833 VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR DOWNHOLE PUMP OF RECIPROCATING PUMP SYSTEM Non-Final OA Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
18575313 GAS STORAGE CONTAINER, PEDESTAL, AND GAS STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Atomis Inc.
18448592 BUTTERFLY VALVE ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR A GAS FLOW IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Final Rejection Purem GmbH
18979413 DEVICE FOR EXTERNAL ACTUATION OF VALVES WITH A DAMAGED BUSHING Non-Final OA Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
18628464 Control Assembly for Valves Non-Final OA Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
18195422 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR CABINETS USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESSING Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18875511 OPERATION MANIFOLD FOR A VEHICLE PRESSURIZED FLUID STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Plastic Omnium New Energies France
18979695 STOP VALVE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG DUNAN ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.
18979523 SELF-CLOSING DOUBLE-OPENING LOCK Non-Final OA Zhejiang chuangge technology co., ltd
18873820 VALVE Non-Final OA VAT Holding AG
18646200 POPPET-STYLE VALVE ARRANGEMENTS Final Rejection Swagelok Company
18685894 FUEL SYSTEM FOR A POWER PLANT Final Rejection PHINIA DELPHI LUXEMBOURG SARL
18885490 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED FLUID DELIVERY Non-Final OA Bayou Surgical, Inc.
18847041 MULTI-PORT VALVE APPARATUS AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA GMB KOREA CORP.
17619105 VENTED DIAPHRAGM REGULATOR Non-Final OA LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
18751090 CHECK VALVE Non-Final OA FORUM US, INC.
18722240 INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING A GAS MIXTURE Non-Final OA Air Liqide Electronics Systems
18746726 ON-TANK VALVE Final Rejection Metier Ventures Limited
18680082 HIGH PRESSURE GAS CARTRIDGE INFLATOR Non-Final OA Co-Luck Enterprise Co., Ltd.
18714049 METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING THE EMISSION OF HARMFUL GASES INTO ATMOSPHERE Non-Final OA SIME S.R.L.
17766427 System for circulating fluid between at least two hollow bodies or housings Non-Final OA SOGEFI AIR & COOLING

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