Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GOFF II, JOHN L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1746 1759 1788 1791 2818 3619

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
1,083
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1135
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1052 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19071268 METHOD OF OBTAINING A GRID OF BLADES OF AN AIRCRAFT THRUST REVERSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Airbus Operations SAS
18431509 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DOOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18277669 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED PLATE AND HEAT GENERATOR, AND DEFROSTER Non-Final OA MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
18989747 LOW-DEFECT FABRICATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18140454 TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL PRINTER AND TRANSFER SYSTEM Non-Final OA The George Washington University
19025064 COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING PH INDICATING NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND ABSORBENT PAD Non-Final OA KAS PET, LLC

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