Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MURPHY, KEVIN F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3753

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
-2.6% vs TC avg
952
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
1000
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 919 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18899397 FUEL NOZZLE VALVE SEALS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE Final Rejection General Electric Company
18817396 PASSAGE SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GAS TO ABATEMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
18760669 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A FLUID RESERVOIR PLUG Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18748845 REACTION CHAMBER WITH MULTI PHASE PRECURSOR DELIVERY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18981669 VALVE STRUCTURE FOR HYDROGEN TANK Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18972613 VALVE AND A FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE VALVE Non-Final OA Purem GmbH
18536647 CONICAL CHECK VALVES Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18862366 VALVE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF A FLUID Non-Final OA FESTO SE & CO. KG
18981780 REED VALVE Non-Final OA MOTO TASSINARI, INC.
18780574 STOP VALVE AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM HAVING SAME Final Rejection ZHEJIANG DUNAN ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.
18142824 SINGLE-LEVER CARTRIDGE FOR SIGNAL GENERATION Final Rejection Aquis Systems AG
18818269 CHECK VALVES Non-Final OA Scope Technology and Manufacturing, LLC
18812475 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING AND REUSING GRAYWATER Non-Final OA Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
18616301 LOW WATER HAMMER BREAK CHECK VALVE Non-Final OA Mueller International, LLC
18834963 FAST OPENING, LOW FORCE POPPET VALVE Non-Final OA GENERAL FUSION INC.
18257026 Emergency degassing device Non-Final OA BODO KONZELMANN KG
17582095 DISTRIBUTION LINE COMPONENT AND DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY MODULARLY FORMED THEREWITH Non-Final OA Röchling Automotive SE

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