Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HERRMANN, JOSEPH S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3746

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
530
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1129
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 496 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
33.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18139145 BATTERY-POWERED PUMP Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18598605 FAN Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
16857725 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY COUPLING A MOTOR TO AN ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED PUMP Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17630719 CANTILEVER-TYPE PUMP FOR AN ORAL IRRIGATOR Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18147913 ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR WITH NON-RADIAL CLAMPING FEATURE Non-Final OA MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18277435 Pump Device for a Steering Device of a Vehicle, Steering Device, and Method and Device for Producing a Pump Device Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18494816 MULTIZONE HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM Final Rejection Garrett Transportation I Inc.
18180073 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS USING PERISTALTIC PUMPS AND DAMPENERS Final Rejection BioNTech SE

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