Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3752

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
1,167
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1249
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1126 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
31.1%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18443376 LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18302025 FIRE, EXPLOSION AND LIQUIFACTION PROTECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Zero Emissions Aerospace Limited
18529585 MIST BLOWER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID NOZZLE Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
17708135 Fitting and Gasket Non-Final OA Victaulic Company
17775672 RADIANT HEAT PROTECTION DEVICE, RADIANT HEAT PROTECTION METHOD, AND SERVICE VEHICLE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18536548 Vehicle Vending Machine With Fire Protection System Non-Final OA Carvana, LLC
18315135 MULTI-NOZZLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING FLUID USING MULTI-NOZZLE DEVICE Final Rejection NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18733412 Cold Spray Device and System Non-Final OA South Dakota Board of Regents
18289471 MIXER, AIR CAP, AND MIX CHAMBER ASSEMBLY FOR A PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAYER Non-Final OA Graco Minnesota Inc.
18733625 FLUID DIFFUSION AND STORAGE CARTRIDGE SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Hypnos Virtual, Inc.
18547137 ELECTRONICALLY ACTIVATED SPRINKLER AIRFLOW SHIFT Non-Final OA Tyco Fire Products LP
18344478 SPRINKLER SYSTEM ADAPTERS Non-Final OA Tyco Fire Products LP
18691679 Electrostatic Spraying Device Non-Final OA Arimitsu Industry Co., Ltd.
17234090 FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER WITH A PUSH-IN CONNECTION Final Rejection The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
18402376 NEBULIZING DEVICE Final Rejection DONGGUAN YIH TEH ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
18542290 LAMINAR DEVICE TO CREATE WATER FEATURE/S Non-Final OA Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
18089184 SHOWER DEVICE Final Rejection Dornbracht AG & Co. KG
18496657 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM AND A FIRE PRE-WARNING CONTROL METHOD FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINER Final Rejection CORNEX NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.
18554803 UNDERARM SPRAY DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection XERO PHARMACEUTICALS IP B.V.
18279563 AUTOMATIC WATER EXTINGUISHER AND ASSOCIATED FIRE PROTECTION INSTALLATION Non-Final OA Groupe Save
18267858 System for Spraying a Composition of Live Biological Control Agents Final Rejection Bioline Agrosciences France
18249453 Nozzle for Spraying Substances and Method for the Open-Loop or Closed-Loop Control of the Nozzle Final Rejection Glatt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
18177222 FLOATING WATERSCAPE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Shenzhen Xiaoyuluo Technology Co., Ltd
18106392 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FLUID FLOW IN A FLUID COMMUNICATING DEVICE AND A WATERING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLUID FLOW DETECTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA 7Sense Products AS

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