Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HICKS, ANGELISA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3753

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
619
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1073
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 584 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18322291 VALVE ASSEMBLY, FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND A VEHICLE Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18227658 LIQUID TANK FOR A LIQUID SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, LIQUID SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
19125693 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CLEANING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS, CLEANING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS, AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A CLEANING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS Final Rejection KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG
18169947 LIQUID REPLENISHMENT AND DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR LIQUID-COOLED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND LIQUID-COOLED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
18715534 PENDULUM VALVE WITH CALIBRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VAT HOLDING AG
18555374 ACTUATOR SYSTEM HAVING A MODULAR FIXATION Final Rejection BELIMO Holding AG
18748677 PNEUMATIC VALVE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Buerkert Werke GmbH & Co. KG
18672253 System For Monitoring The Position Of A Valve Body In A Value Unit And A Value Unit For A Coolant Circuit Of An At Least Partially Electrically Driven Final Rejection ECO Holding 1 GmbH
18747126 HYDRAULIC CARTRIDGE VALVE WITH POSITION MONITORING MECHANISM AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA HydraForce, Inc.
18078413 VALVE CONTROL WITH INDETERMINANT STARTING STATE Final Rejection Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
18715238 CONTAINER WITH VALVE FOR STORING, DISPENSING AND TRANSPORTING AIRCRAFT FUEL ADDITIVES, ASSOCIATED KIT AND METHOD Non-Final OA POLCOMIX ITALIA SRL
18666747 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED SPLITTING OF FLUID FLOWS Non-Final OA PIVOTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18703844 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FLUID DISTRIBUTION IN A HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT Non-Final OA BONTAZ CENTRE
18621002 COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR A HVACR SYSTEM Final Rejection CRAFT GROUP
18419612 MICRO-GENERATION SELF-ENERGIZED WATER TRANSPORTATION PIPE ADJUSTMENT VALVE DEVICE Final Rejection Ningbo University
18574882 FUEL SYSTEM FOR A PRESSURE TANK AND FOR A GAS-POWERED VEHICLE Final Rejection Voith HySTech GmbH
18386779 FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOFLO CORPORATION
17907586 AUTOMATIZATION OF DRAINAGE AND DEAERATORS Final Rejection E.ON SVERIGE AB

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