Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, TAE JUN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2834 3741 3746 3799

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.9%
Allow Rate
-6.1% vs TC avg
806
Total Applications
+26.1%
Interview Lift
1333
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 748 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18732861 CONTROL DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18812857 JET NOZZLE EFFECTIVE AREA CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18807515 ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE WITH COAXIAL FUEL AND AIR FLOWS Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18654335 PARTIAL-ADMISSION TURBINE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
19169490 REVERSE THRUST TURBOFAN ENGINE Final Rejection General Electric Company
18800274 VARIABLE FAN NOZZLE THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection General Electric Company
18672379 ENGINE FOR AN AIRCRAFT Final Rejection General Electric Company
18664933 Turbine Engine Having a Damper Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18640054 FUEL SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES Final Rejection GE Avio S.r.l.
18436855 ACOUSTICALLY TREATED THRUST REVERSER BULLNOSE FAIRING AND TORQUE BOX Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18949542 COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18892678 FUEL SPRAY NOZZLES Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18764516 GAS TURBINE ENGINE STARTING METHOD Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18741985 GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce plc
18241818 HEATING COOKER, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND HEATING COOKING METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17862806 CONNECTING ROD FOR A TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
18839134 FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Safran Aircraft Engines
18697839 OUTLET NOZZLE PROVIDED WITH CHEVRONS FOR AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER Final Rejection SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18577131 AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18459542 BATTERY WELDING SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING BATTERY PACK FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18640938 MONITORING FUEL PHASE IN AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT FUEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18616028 Micro Gas Turbine Engine and Related Methods of Manufacture Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18279800 GAS-SHIELDED ARC WELDING METHOD, WELDED JOINT, AND WELDED JOINT PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation

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