Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HERRMANN, JOSEPH S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3746

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
522
Total Applications
+41.4%
Interview Lift
1130
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 489 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
72.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18372268 MOTOR, BLOWER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOTOR Non-Final OA Nidec Corporation
18326230 FUEL PUMP DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Cummins Inc.
19038368 COMPRESSOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSOR UNIT Non-Final OA BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
18778419 Fan Final Rejection Vornado Air, LLC
17596398 ROTATING DEVICE Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18983549 WALK-BEHIND POWER TOOL AND BLOWING DEVICE Final Rejection Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18457110 BLOWER Final Rejection 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.
18718882 INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE AND DRY RUNNER CENTRIFUGAL PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH SUCH AN INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE Final Rejection GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S
18147913 ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR WITH NON-RADIAL CLAMPING FEATURE Final Rejection MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18552857 ELECTRONIC OIL PUMP Final Rejection ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
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
18905793 PISTON LIMIT SENSING FOR FLUID APPLICATION Non-Final OA Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
17872474 SCREW DRIVEN PISTON PUMP Final Rejection Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
18673992 VALVE CARTRIDGE FOR A FLUID PUMP Final Rejection SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
16322247 FLUID DRIVEN DIAPHRAGM PUMP Final Rejection Walbro LLC
18180073 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS USING PERISTALTIC PUMPS AND DAMPENERS Final Rejection BioNTech SE

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