Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCARTY, PATRICK M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1774

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.7%
Allow Rate
-5.3% vs TC avg
176
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1273
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
32.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19175924 Device For Making Drinks Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
18488244 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, POWER CONSUMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17764595 POWDER MIXING SYSTEM, AND POWDER MIXING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18469067 CONTROL OF A COMMODITY AGITATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
19087411 QUENCH DEVICE AND MIXING METHOD FOR IMPROVING MIXING EFFECT OF QUENCH GAS AND SYNTHESIS GAS Non-Final OA HUANENG (TIANJIN) GAS POWER CO., LTD.
18243210 STIRRING DEVICE AND STIRRING METHOD Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17387291 INTEGRATED BLENDER AND FRICTION REDUCER SYSTEM Final Rejection STEWART & STEVENSON LLC
18008649 DEVICE FOR ADDING AND MIXING AN ADDITIVE INTO A HYDRAULICALLY SETTABLE MIXTURE Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18045082 DISSOLUTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Cytiva US LLC
17653312 POWDER SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, SURFACE TREATING AGENT COMPOSITION USED THEREFOR, AND SURFACE-TREATED POWDER Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18170339 SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING A MOTOR IN STAND MIXERS Final Rejection Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18273385 SAMPLE RECEIVING ELEMENT FOR A LABORATORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Hans Heidolph GmbH
18543325 FOOD PROCESSOR Non-Final OA Vita-Mix Management Corporation
17396342 CONTAINER FOR IMMERSION BLENDER Final Rejection Vita-Mix Management Corporation
18554348 INSERT MODULE FOR A POT OF A KITCHEN APPLIANCE Non-Final OA WUNDERMIX GMBH
18457403 PREPARATION METHOD OF BATTERY COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PRECURSOR THEREOF Non-Final OA ADVANCED LITHIUM ELECTROCHEMISTRY CO., LTD.
18007443 A Mixing Apparatus and Mixing Method Final Rejection Saint-Gobain Placo
18307182 MATERIAL DISPENSER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA X ROBOTICS, INC.
18029626 SYSTEM AND PROCESS OF MINERALIZING DISTILLED WATER WITH REPLENISHABLE MINERAL CONCENTRATE SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA NAMAYA MINERAL WATER LTD
18029584 VOLUMETRIC MIXER Non-Final OA VOL-TAR LIMITED
18070097 Baffle Elements and Static Mixers Including Baffles Elements Final Rejection Koflo Corporation
17714378 MIXING CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
17948677 METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A FLOW GENERATOR Non-Final OA Xylem Europe GmbH
17284038 PROPELLER FOR A DIGESTION TANK MIXER Non-Final OA Xylem Europe GmbH
17576580 EXTRUDER FOR THE VISCOSITY-INCREASING PREPARATION OF MELTABLE POLYMERS Final Rejection Gneuss GmbH
17415318 APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR MIXING, DISPERSING SUBSTANCES Final Rejection NanoRial Technologies Ltd.
17200626 MULTI ADDITIVE CHANNEL HEAD Final Rejection Drop Water Corporation
17031246 Weighing and Mixing System Final Rejection AMPACET CORPORATION

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