Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3781

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
1,021
Total Applications
+34.8%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 971 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.4%
§102 Novelty
48.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18973168 HYDROGEN CARTRIDGE TANK AND HYDROGEN CONSUMPTION SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18942349 FUEL TANK WITH INTERNAL SPRINGS Final Rejection Textron Innovations Inc.
19214884 GLASS CONTAINERS FOR PACKAGING SALT OR SUGAR-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS IN A FROZEN STATE Non-Final OA SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaA
19014157 TANK FOR STORING CRYOGENIC FLUID Final Rejection L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18793520 BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH REMOVABLE SLEEVE OR BOOT Final Rejection Brumate, Inc.
18370587 CONTAINER AND METHOD OF FORMING A CONTAINER Final Rejection YETI Coolers, LLC
18019889 Closure and Lid and Method of Forming Closure and Lid Non-Final OA YETI Coolers, LLC

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