Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GUGGER, SEAN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2832 2833 2834

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
-3.9% vs TC avg
718
Total Applications
+23.4%
Interview Lift
793
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 677 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666400 ARMATURE AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18704447 ROTOR FOR AN EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
18704451 ROTOR FOR AN EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
18627262 RESOLVER AND ROTOR BEARING SUPPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18710041 MOTOR Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18611726 BUSBAR UNIT Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18719455 Sliding Cover for a Salient-Pole Rotor With Bulkhead, Salient-Pole Rotor, and Electric Machine Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18722190 Terminal Box for Motor and Motor Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18651708 MOTOR Non-Final OA Mazda Motor Corporation
18523155 COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18519812 WEATHERPROOF COVER FOR RECEPTACLE IN SINGLE-GANG HOUSING Final Rejection Hubbell Incorporated
18558456 TRACER WIRE JUMPERS AND PIGTAILS Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18638422 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONVERTER, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
18495875 Medium Voltage Connector Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18713903 ELECTRIC MOTOR, POWER TOOL AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A POWER TOOL AND AN ENERGY SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18268861 VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES AND DEVICES THEREFOR Final Rejection University of Cincinnati
18627806 JOINING METHOD AND JOINING APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A COIL WINDING INTO A COMPONENT OF AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE Final Rejection GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
18447627 FASTENING STRUCTURE OF METAL PLATES, DEVICE CONNECTOR INCLUDING FASTENING STRUCTURE OF METAL PLATES, AND WIRE HARNESS Final Rejection Yazaki Corporation
18713888 ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING A STATOR AND A CONDUCTOR SUPPORT ARRANGED AT AN AXIAL END OF THE STATOR Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18702862 ELECTRIC AXIAL FLUX MACHINE WITH A ROTOR POSITION SENSOR AND AN ADJUSTING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18803106 FLUID ACCELERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Duplicent, LLC
19007520 SUPPLEMENTAL POWER SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR GENERATOR Final Rejection Northern Lights, Inc
18694885 SUPER-RATED OPERATION FOR INCREASED WIND TURBINE POWER WITH ENERGY STORAGE Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18740515 VIBRATION MODULE Non-Final OA NIDEC PRECISION CORPORATION
18236349 FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR AN AEROSPACE HYBRID SYSTEM AND OPTIMIZED COMPONENTS THEREOF Final Rejection VerdeGo Aero, Inc.
18563453 CONNECTOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
18639545 GAS TURBINE-DRIVEN SHARED-ROTOR ELECTRIC GENERATOR Non-Final OA The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
18712435 METHOD OF REGULATING ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FOR A MAGNETIC BEARING CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER N.V.
18605882 COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR Final Rejection IBIDEN CO., LTD.

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