Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1656 3642 3752

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-25.6% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
946
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 142 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
0.7%
§102 Novelty
94.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19286445 Vertical farming container Non-Final OA Suiteg GmbH
19240530 PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18031984 SEED PACKAGE FOR PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS AND PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19269885 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AQUAPONICS AND/OR HYDROPONICS Final Rejection Hawaii Fish Company Inc.
19245306 IMPROVED ROOT FEEDER Non-Final OA Lawn and Garden, LLC
19118027 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SYSTEM Non-Final OA LELY PATENT N.V.
19098982 BORDER FOR A RAISED BED HAVING VARIABLE CAPACITY Final Rejection Lorenz Kunststofftechnik GmbH
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.
18934761 HYDROPONIC PLANTING UNIT Final Rejection KANAYA AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18044180 METHOD FOR USING PLANT MATERIAL TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTROL WEEDS AND PLANT TARGET PLANT Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18893922 AEROPONIC SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA 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
18738012 Detachable flowerpot Final Rejection Taizhou PuShangQu Gardening Products Co., Ltd.
18650130 VERTICAL FARMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CHANGYANG Technology Ltd.
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.
18375699 CORRECTIVE COLLAR UTILIZING GEOLOCATION TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Protect Animals with Satellites, LLC
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.
17646828 Vertical Modular Hydroponic Plant Growing System and Kit for Same Non-Final OA EXO, LLC
17452260 Hydroponics farming apparatus, and systems including the same Final Rejection Farm Locally Limited

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