Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3741

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.4%
Allow Rate
-19.6% vs TC avg
611
Total Applications
+39.7%
Interview Lift
1208
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 567 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.2%
§102 Novelty
79.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18919910 GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
17901357 HYDROGEN FUEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17792402 SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMING SYSTEM, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMING METHOD, GROUND FACILITY, BUSINESS DEVICE, AND OPEN ARCHITECTURE DATA REPOSITORY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18105495 LASER BEAM MACHINE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18111778 ROTATING DETONATION ENGINE INJECTOR AND METHOD OF DESIGNING Final Rejection University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18399858 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TAPERED TRANSITION PORTION AND AFT FRAME FOR REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING COMBUSTOR PARTS Non-Final OA GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18234723 DIGITAL TWIN FOR LASER MATERIAL PROCESSING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17460754 DRIVE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR MOBILE FRACTURING TRANSPORTATION PLATFORMS Final Rejection BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
18451688 Multiple Wire Additive Manufacturing Non-Final OA Relativity Space, Inc.
18377186 CIRCUMFERENTIALLY TAILORED INLET GUARD FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE INLET Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
17866103 AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH INTERMITTENT COMBUSTION ENGINE(S) Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18228841 FUEL SUPPLY METHOD, FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM, FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND GAS TURBINE PLANT Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18430755 METHOD OF GENERATING POWER WITH AN ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH
18546893 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECT ENERGY DEPOSITION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (DED) Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
18882286 EXHAUST NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rohr, Inc.
18452336 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18888760 POWER PLANT PROVIDED WITH A TURBOSHAFT ENGINE AND AN ADAPTIVE STARTING CIRCUIT AND ADAPTIVE STARTING METHOD FOR A TURBOSHAFT ENGINE Final Rejection AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
18547142 METHOD FOR PREPARING LAMINATION PLAN Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
18669223 ROCKET MOTOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Ursa Major Technologies, Inc.
18669217 ROCKET MOTOR LINER STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Ursa Major Technologies, Inc.
18035193 PROPULSION UNIT FOR SPACECRAFT Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART
18546863 OVEN Non-Final OA LINCAT LTD.
18112269 BONDING TOOL OF FLIP CHIP LASER BONDING APPARATUS Final Rejection MI EQUIPMENT (M) SDN. BHD.
17966470 SPACECRAFT PROPULSION AND POSITIONER SIMULATOR Final Rejection Maxar Space LLC
17806328 ThermaSat Solar Thermal Propulsion System Non-Final OA ThermaSat Inc.
17782353 Steam Generator and Control Device Final Rejection STEAMOLOGY MOTION LTD

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