Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3752

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
-6.9% vs TC avg
1,178
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1248
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1133 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
24.5%
§103 Obviousness
40.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18496482 VOLATILE COMPOSITION DISPENSER Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18443376 LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
16890963 AIRCRAFT ZONAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18291959 Vehicle Having a Fragrancing System for Fragrancing a Boarding Region of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18042699 FLUID SPRAYING DEVICE FOR CLEANING A SURFACE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
18398639 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND SUPPRESSING VEHICLE TRAILER FIRES Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18949103 Device and Method for Spraying a Multicomponent Plastic Material Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18435813 FILTERING SHOWER SUPPORT ARM Final Rejection Xiamen Aokecheng Technology Co., Ltd
19006229 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SHOWERHEAD Non-Final OA Xiamen Jaslen Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd
18289471 MIXER, AIR CAP, AND MIX CHAMBER ASSEMBLY FOR A PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAYER Non-Final OA Graco Minnesota Inc.
18836589 DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT Non-Final OA APTAR FRANCE SAS
17766741 DEVICE FOR DIFFUSING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA ZOBELE Holding S.p.A.

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