Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MENGESHA, WEBESHET

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763 3784

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.7%
Allow Rate
-22.3% vs TC avg
486
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
1516
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 432 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18577527 METHODS FOR OPERATING HYDROCARBON REMOVAL SYSTEMS FROM NATURAL GAS STREAMS Final Rejection EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
17982114 INTEGRATED CRYOGENIC HYDROGEN TANK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18911318 SYSTEM FOR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM WITH STAND-ALONE MODULAR UNITS Final Rejection Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
18002235 SEMICONDUCTOR REFRIGERATION PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18981667 CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18633409 SUPPLY OF HIGH-PRESSURE CO2 TO A USER STATION BY ADDING A LIQUEFACTOR AT THE USAGE POINT Final Rejection L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
17786928 MIXING DEVICE PROMOTING A HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION OF A DIPHASIC MIXTURE, HEAT EXCHANGE FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED MIXING METHOD Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
18014284 FACILITY AND METHOD FOR HYDROGEN REFRIGERATION Final Rejection L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
17919423 LIQUEFIED GAS STORAGE FACILITY Final Rejection L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18687641 METHOD FOR THE LOW-TEMPERATURE SEPARATION OF AIR AND AIR SEPARATION PLANT Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
18545364 Cryogenic-Based Carbon Dioxide Capture System Final Rejection Southwest Research Institute
18841810 Single Mixed Refrigerant LNG Production Process Final Rejection Honeywell LNG LLC
18712080 SHIP BOIL-OFF GAS RELIQUEFACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection HANWHA OCEAN CO., LTD.
18702724 PURGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BOIL-OFF GAS RELIQUEFACTION APPARATUS FOR SHIP Final Rejection HANWHA OCEAN CO., LTD.
18576695 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELIQUEFYING BOIL-OFF GAS OF VESSEL Non-Final OA Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

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