Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1656 3642

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.4%
Allow Rate
-8.6% vs TC avg
179
Total Applications
+35.5%
Interview Lift
944
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19286248 CULTIVATION METHOD FOR FRUIT VEGETABLE PLANT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19286445 Vertical farming container Non-Final OA Suiteg GmbH
19240530 PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19203452 APPARATUS FOR CULTIVATING PLANTS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18031984 SEED PACKAGE FOR PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS AND PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19245306 IMPROVED ROOT FEEDER Non-Final OA Lawn and Garden, LLC
19098982 BORDER FOR A RAISED BED HAVING VARIABLE CAPACITY Non-Final OA Lorenz Kunststofftechnik GmbH
19118027 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SYSTEM Non-Final OA LELY PATENT N.V.
19055761 A METHOD OF DESIGNING AND OPERATING A COUPLED AQUAPONICS SYSTEM FOR SCALABLE YIELD AND MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
18745587 PRESERVATION MODE FOR PLANT-GROWING SYSTEM Final Rejection Gardyn Inc.
18044180 METHOD FOR USING PLANT MATERIAL TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTROL WEEDS AND PLANT TARGET PLANT Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18375699 CORRECTIVE COLLAR UTILIZING GEOLOCATION TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Protect Animals with Satellites, LLC
18934761 HYDROPONIC PLANTING UNIT Final Rejection KANAYA AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18893922 AEROPONIC SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA PROTERRA AG, INC.
17416701 HARVESTING AIR TOOL AND AIR CIRCULATOR FOR AEROPONIC OR HYDROPONIC FARMING SYSTEMS Final Rejection PROTERRA AG, INC.
18724972 SOILLESS GROWING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA PLAIN GREENS LTD
18756046 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERTICAL HYDROPONIC PLANT CULTIVATION Final Rejection RediFarms LLC
18745285 PLANT POT Final Rejection Thrive Planters LLC
18739105 GROWING SYSTEM Final Rejection Green Planet Group, Inc.
18738012 Detachable flowerpot Final Rejection Taizhou PuShangQu Gardening Products Co., Ltd.
18650130 VERTICAL FARMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CHANGYANG Technology Ltd.
17269901 ROTARY AEROPONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection HELIPONIX, LLC
18567106 CULTURE APPARATUS AND A CULTURE METHOD OF A PLANT WHOLE BODY, AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE CULTURE APPARATUS Non-Final OA GCJ CO., LTD.
18563902 TOP-DOWN AIRFLOW HANDLING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL PLANT GROWING SYSTEMS AND A VERTICAL PLANT GROWING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection THE GROWCER INC.
18039824 METHOD FOR AIR PURIFICATION AND SIMULTANEOUS PRODUCTION OF O2 BY MEANS OF ALGAL CULTURE Non-Final OA ALOS S.R.L.
18320518 VERTICAL FARMING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection V-MAXX, LLC
17971059 HEURISTIC PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES Final Rejection AGxano Inc.
17725130 SUPPORT FOR A CLIMBING PLANT Non-Final OA GREY&CO PTE. LTD.
17646828 Vertical Modular Hydroponic Plant Growing System and Kit for Same Non-Final OA EXO, LLC

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