Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KANG, EDWIN G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3741

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
-6.0% vs TC avg
388
Total Applications
+67.8%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 336 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18279866 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18821274 SPILL RETURN FUEL NOZZLES FOR USAGE AS START NOZZLES Non-Final OA PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
18377180 VARIABLE INLET GUARD FOR AN INLET OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18642208 FUEL INJECTOR FOR A TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18628126 GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLEED SYSTEMS INCLUDING BLEED DISCHARGE EXHAUST DEVICES Final Rejection General Electric Company
18623664 GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
18450633 COMBUSTOR MIXING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18239385 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18851434 GAS TURBINE CONTROL DEVICE, GAS TURBINE CONTROL METHOD, AND GAS TURBINE CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18578124 GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18458179 HEATER CONTROL APPARATUS Final Rejection ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
17925406 TURBOMACHINE EXHAUST CASE Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
19133021 IMPROVED HYBRID TURBOPROP ENGINE FOR AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
18721492 AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR INHIBITING THE ACCUMULATION OF COKE IN A DUCT Non-Final OA SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
18965600 SUPPLEMENTAL THRUST SYSTEM WITH ROTATING DETONATION COMBUSTOR Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18923015 HYDROGEN ASSISTED COMBUSTION AND ENGINE COOLING Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18496615 ADDITIVE CLOCKED FUEL INJECTOR BOLT Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
16844683 COOLING SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18399849 COMBUSTOR WITH ADJUSTABLE AIR FLOW FOR AXIAL FUEL STAGE INJECTOR AND HEAD END FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18141586 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING ENGINE NOISE Final Rejection The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy

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