Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, JAMES JAY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2855 3747 3783

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.2%
Allow Rate
At TC average
693
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
868
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 665 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18968197 SNOWMOBILE Non-Final OA BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
18814930 FUEL INJECTOR FOR GASEOUS FUEL AND VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18713286 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROLS, DIAGNOSTICS, AND PROGNOSTICS USING FUEL MASS CHANGE ESTIMATES Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18692765 PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA CUMMINS INC.
19000490 INFORMATION PROCESSOR FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18686088 Device for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18693097 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING A SPARK PLUG AND NEGATIVE SPARK POSITIONS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18005991 COMPONENT FOR AN INJECTION SYSTEM, AND INJECTION SYSTEM FOR MIXTURE-COMPRESSING, SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A COMPONENT Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19019809 TWO-STROKE ENGINE FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG
19041733 FUEL TANK PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
19041663 LOAD DEVICE ASSEMBLY, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
18409540 POWER DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND POWER DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
18996987 Engine Oil Cooling Structure of an Engine Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG QIANJIANG MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD.
18690365 Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine, Internal Combustion Engine and Control Device Non-Final OA KEYOU GmbH
18502959 SYSTEMS FOR A HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT Final Rejection Dana Motion Systems Italia S.R.L.
18706342 INJECTOR FOR INJECTING GAS Non-Final OA LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH

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