Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCCARTY, PATRICK M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1774

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
-4.4% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
1257
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
84.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
19175924 Device For Making Drinks Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
19087411 QUENCH DEVICE AND MIXING METHOD FOR IMPROVING MIXING EFFECT OF QUENCH GAS AND SYNTHESIS GAS Final Rejection HUANENG (TIANJIN) GAS POWER CO., LTD.
18469067 CONTROL OF A COMMODITY AGITATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
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
18045082 DISSOLUTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Cytiva US LLC
17533787 FEEDING AND BLENDING ASSEMBLY FOR A SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS PROCESSING OF POWDER PRODUCTS Final Rejection Fette Compacting GmbH
17653312 POWDER SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, SURFACE TREATING AGENT COMPOSITION USED THEREFOR, AND SURFACE-TREATED POWDER Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., 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
18007443 A Mixing Apparatus and Mixing Method Final Rejection Saint-Gobain Placo
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.
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
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.
17031246 Weighing and Mixing System Final Rejection AMPACET CORPORATION

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