Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: LEARY, JOSHUA DENNIS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3753

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Joshua Dennis Leary has resolved 5 cases in Art Unit 3753 of Tech Center 3700. The examiner maintains a 100.0% allowance rate, which indicates that all cases in this sample resulted in a grant. The interview lift is 0.0%, meaning that the 100.0% allowance rate was achieved without the interview providing a measurable increase in the probability of success. These 5 cases establish a baseline of consistent grants for applications in this art unit.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1034. This 1034-day timeframe provides a benchmark for the duration of the patent acquisition process. With 5 resolved cases, the examiner's profile is based on a small but consistent dataset. In Art Unit 3753, the 100.0% allowance rate and the 0.0% lift from interviews suggest that applications proceed to grant based on the merits of the written record. Practitioners should factor the 1034-day median into their planning for this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
21
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18353278 PIPE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE STIFFENED FLEXIBLE DUCT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH PIPE Non-Final OA Airbus Operations SAS
18440401 EXHAUST ASSEMBLY HEAT MITIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18383362 DAMPED FLUID LINE FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18673773 PLASTIC PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MOLDING PLASTIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18853300 Expansion Device Non-Final OA Hydac Technology GmbH
18492531 Isolation Plug With Energized Seal Non-Final OA TDW Delaware, Inc.
18845741 PROTECTOR FOR TUBULAR THREADED ELEMENTS Non-Final OA VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
18529498 EXTERIOR CLADDING FOR INSULATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA JOHNS MANVILLE
18244537 METHOD OF PRESSURIZING A FLOATING PISTON ACCUMULATOR Non-Final OA Advanced Suspension Technology LLC
18811043 DAMAGED ACCELERATOR COOLING Non-Final OA FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
18797704 ACCUMULATOR WITH LEAKAGE-BASED FILTERING Non-Final OA Neptune Technology Group LLC
18749957 WRAPPING AND TENSIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA ENDURATEC LTD
18713199 AEROSOL AIR MULTIPLEXER Non-Final OA NERO ENDÜSTRI SAVUNMA SANAYI ANONIM SIRKETI
18694269 DEVICE FOR SEALING A LEAK IN A FLUID-TRANSPORTING PIPE AND/OR IN A FLUID RESERVOIR Non-Final OA 3X ENGINEERING
18444965 Light Train Centering Assembly and Method of Using Non-Final OA MORAY GROUP, LLC
18287840 MULTILAYER PIPELINE Non-Final OA TI Automotive (Fuldabrueck) GmbH
18371794 ASCERTAINING ONE OR MORE CONNECTION STATES IN FLUID LINE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Norma U.S. Holding LLC
18460000 LINED MAINLINE SERVICE SEALING AND REINFORCEMENT INSERT AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF Non-Final OA FORACTION INC.
18277079 LAUNCHER SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING GEL PIG TRAINS Non-Final OA CURAPIPE SYSTEM LTD.
18160133 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HYDROPHILIC-COATED PIPE LINER Final Rejection VORTEX TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC

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