Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOPKINS, ROBERT A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1714 1759 1772 1774 1776 1797

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
1611
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
952
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1577 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
33.7%
§102 Novelty
33.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18649782 INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18539639 HUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18290441 WICKLESS HUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N. V.
18686502 GAS SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING GAS MIXTURE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18391439 Multi-Stage Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Copeland LP
18526646 HUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18307415 NANOFIBER PERVAPORATION HUMIDITY MEMBRANE Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18476843 FILTER SYSTEM, FILTER MOUNTING MECHANISM, AND FILTER ELEMENTS USED IN AND WITH THE FILTER SYSTEM AND FILTER MOUNTING MECHANISM Final Rejection PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
18578162 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18267183 GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION DEVICE, GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION METHOD, ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE, AND ELECTROLYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
18293364 AUTOMOTIVE COOLANT LIQUID DEAERATOR UNIT Non-Final OA PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
18359614 AMBIENT FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection PepsiCo, Inc.
18395228 CANISTER Non-Final OA Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
18543576 ATMOSPHERIC WATER HARVESTING COMPOSITE FOAMS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
18597854 VARIABLE GEOMETRY MANIFOLD FOR GENERATING LAMINAR AIR FLOW Non-Final OA AirVitalize Innovations, Incorporated
18263048 COMPACT SCENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND COMPACT SCENT DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Firmenich SA
18684614 A DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA MUNTERS EUROPE AKTIEBOLAG
18436129 SCRUBBER AND METHOD FOR SCRUBBING HYDROGEN SULFIDE Non-Final OA Flawless Sales & Services Ltd.
18501641 APPARATUS Non-Final OA IONX Networks Limited
18260952 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18260529 AUTOMATIC FLOW RATE CONTROL CARTRIDGE AND FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18576072 HALLOYSITE-KAOLIN DERIVATISED NANOPOROUS CARBON MATERIALS AND PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Andromeda IP Pty Ltd
18390660 Volatile Organic Compound Condensing System and Method for Enhancing Drying Efficiency of Filter Using Condensation Heat of VOC Non-Final OA EMSOLUTION CO., Ltd.
18281353 VIRUS INACTIVATION SETUP FOR FLOWING FLUIDS Non-Final OA SMARTE TEKNOLOJI VE ENERJI SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
18240487 CONTACT TOWER TRAY AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Produced Water Absorbents Inc.
18042410 SYSTEM FOR OXYGEN DIFFUSION IN TANKS FOR LEACHING AND DESTRUCTION OF CYANIDE CRYOMINING Non-Final OA CRYOINFRA S.A. DE C.V.

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