Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MULLINS, BURTON S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1721 2832 2834 3618

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.9%
Allow Rate
+16.9% vs TC avg
1,354
Total Applications
+1.1%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1310 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
71.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18678252 AXIAL FLUX MOTOR, ELECTRIC DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18640350 Axial Flux Submersible Electric Motor Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18697514 ROTOR, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17952819 MOTOR WITH NUMBER-OF-TURNS ADJUSTMENT COILS Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18381742 Magnetically Guided Material Handling Robot Non-Final OA Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
18596781 STATOR AND MOTOR COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18266028 VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18620685 ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18373156 Stator for Rotary Electric Machine and Rotary Electric Machine Using Same Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18520469 ELECTRIC CIRCULATORY LEVERAGE DRIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Airborne Motors, LLC
18635895 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT MOTOR Non-Final OA BETA AIR, LLC
18545421 AUDIO ENHANCEMENTS IN MOTOR-DRIVEN DEVICES Final Rejection GoPro, Inc.
18502438 MEMS Flexure Assembly Non-Final OA MEMS DRIVE (NANJING) CO., LTD.
18379853 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WOBBLE REDUCTION IN GALVANOMETERS Final Rejection Novanta Corporation
18632339 FLUID-COOLED ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Vitesco Technologies GmbH
18676011 AIR-COOLED MOTOR ASSEMBLY WITH SHROUD Non-Final OA Regal Beloit America, Inc.
18656701 CIRCUIT-INTEGRATED MOTOR Non-Final OA MIKUNI CORPORATION
18673283 SINGLE-PHASE MOTOR WITH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TURN DETECTION Non-Final OA Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
18709133 A ROTOR WITH EMBEDDED MAGNETS FOR A PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR Non-Final OA DACS A/S
18633207 ELECTRICAL MACHINE COIL INSULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Integrated Power Services LLC
18288095 Electret Device Non-Final OA SAGINOMIYA SEISAKUSHO, INC.
18282807 RING CYLINDRICAL CASING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RING CYLINDRICAL CASING OF A ROTATING ELECTROMECHANICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA CHE-MOTOR AG
18012134 STATOR FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection SKYAZUR
18061614 ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING A SUPPRESSION DEVICE ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR Non-Final OA DR. FRITZ FAULHABER GMBH & CO. KG
14309634 ELECTRICAL MACHINE MEDIUM VOLTAGE COIL INSULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Integrated Power Services

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