Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, SANG K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3643 3654 3735 3745

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
1795
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
928
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1749 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.2%
§102 Novelty
33.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18817686 TRAY Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18785146 IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND SHEET END MOVING METHOD Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18677543 COOLING FEATURES FOR A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18370497 PLANETARY FAN DRIVE GEAR SYSTEM AUXILIARY OIL CAPTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA RTX CORPORATION
18378232 LASER BONDING OF GLASS CERAMIC TO METAL FOIL Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18515588 SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18888793 APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING LABEL TAPES Non-Final OA Krones AG
18887982 WINDING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND WINDING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
19091664 WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE HAVING A BASE PLATE WITH ACCESS OPENING Non-Final OA Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
18833280 TURBOMACHINE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HALF-SHELL CASING BEARING VARIABLE-PITCH INLET STATOR VANES Final Rejection Safran Aircraft Engines
19085720 Cooling fan Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
19120609 METHOD OF DISASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA LM Wind Power A/S
18386305 CYLINDRICAL GRINDER Non-Final OA OKUMA CORPORATION
18787362 METHOD FOR WINDING A FOIL ONTO A WINDING CORE, AND COIL Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18766352 DEVICE FOR REPLACING A COIL OR A CORE, ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR REPLACING A COIL OR A CORE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18851032 AXIAL FAN Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD
19110658 Auxiliary Power System and Control for Rural and/or off grid Wind Turbines Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18739457 WINDING APPARATUS FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18579371 ASSEMBLY FOR A SEATBELT RETRACTOR, AND SEATBELT RETRACTOR Non-Final OA ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
18317461 LASER WELDING JOINT AND LASER WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18971796 PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A FLUID-COOLING CIRCUIT WITH QUICK-FIT NACELLE/ENGINE COUPLINGS AND AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Airbus Operations SAS
18922286 EMERGENCY STOP CUTTING MECHANISM FOR A WEB REWINDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tecnau, Inc.
18857244 PAPER WINDER AND PAPER WINDING METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18695669 DISPENSER FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLES Non-Final OA British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
18197759 METHOD FOR MACHINING TOOL Non-Final OA SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
18724231 AUTOMATIC TAPE PROCESSING DEVICE AND REEL LOADING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
18833465 CABLE COIL HOLDER Non-Final OA BANG & OLUFSEN A/S
18810973 Clasp for Producing Coreless Roll Products Non-Final OA Paper Converting Machine Company
18500177 CONVERTIBLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18588183 VEHICLE HOOK CAPABLE OF PREVENTING REEL DISENGAGEMENT AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD

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