Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OLSON, LARS A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3617 3678

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
1930
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
768
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1896 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.1%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18261977 LIQUEFIED GAS STORAGE TANK AND SHIP COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18534918 FLOATING WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM USING SAILING SHIP Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18429604 WATER JET PROPULSION BOAT Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18105563 ROBOTIC FISH ENABLED CARBON DIOXIDE LEAK DETECTION FOR OFFSHORE CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION MONITORING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
18825531 DEEP SEA SUB-SEDIMENT SLURRY INJECTION FOR CARBON REMOVAL Non-Final OA Sinkco Labs PBC
18182740 AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING SUCH AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE Final Rejection EXAIL ROBOTICS
18683259 DRILLED ANCHOR PILE Non-Final OA REFLEX MARINE LTD
18294905 VESSEL STABILIZER Non-Final OA SLEIPNER MOTOR AS
18500639 VARIABLE USE PONTOON BOAT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Avalon & Tahoe MFG., Inc.
18461083 ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT UPPER DECK SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA FOREST RIVER, INC.
18362049 OVER-THE-DECK SUPPORT FRAME ASSEMBLY, BIMINI AND WATERCRAFT HAVING SAME Non-Final OA BRP MARINE US INC.
18316604 WATERCRAFT FENDER WITH INTERNAL COMPRESSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Okoboji Coast, LLC
18195186 WATERBORNE DOCKING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Solar Sailor Pty Ltd
18309923 MARINE FLUID CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM WITH MANIFOLD TOWER Non-Final OA Stena Power & LNG Solutions AS
18309917 MARINE FLUID CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM WITH STANDOFF Non-Final OA Stena Power & LNG Solutions AS
18031422 Autonomous Unmanned Waterside Security Barrier Propulsion and Gate System, Preferably With Unmanned Barrier Gate (UBG) Non-Final OA Oceanetics, Inc.
18030009 MOORING POLE Non-Final OA E-CONCEPT S.R.L.
18445075 PROSTHETIC FIN Final Rejection FINIS INC.
18025101 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OF A WATERCRAFT Final Rejection SKF MARINE GMBH
18007044 Inflatable Vessel Non-Final OA Tugdock Limited
18007520 PRESSURE HULL FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY FOR MANNED SUBMERSIBLES Non-Final OA Dark Ocean Limited
17904904 MODULAR UNDERWATER VEHICLE WITH MODULES THAT CAN BE ORIENTED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER Non-Final OA ROSEN SWISS AG

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