Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: POLAY, ANDREW

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3617 3641

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+22.2% vs TC avg
923
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
892
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 881 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18039380 DISPLAY DEVICE AND SHIP Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18161294 HULL ASSEMBLY FOR A WATERCRAFT HAVING AN ACOUSTIC PANEL AND WATERCRAFT HAVING SAME Final Rejection BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
19194031 Inflatable Paddle Board with Central Balancing Fin Non-Final OA Shandong Longming Information Technology Co., Ltd
18503443 WATERCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND WATERCRAFT INCLUDING THE WATERCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18379204 WATERCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18559428 FLOATING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING FLOATING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18477771 ADJUSTABLE MARINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CLEANING Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
18144903 CAPSULE FOR MOUNTING DRONE AND SUBMARINE SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Defense Agency for Technology and Quality
18518773 WATERCRAFT WITH MULTI-POSITIONAL SEAT Non-Final OA JGD Products LLC (GA LLC)
18518672 WATER SKI SEMI-RIGID BINDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA X-SPORTS
18518485 EMERGENCY FLOTATION DEVICE USING COMPRESSED GAS Final Rejection Sea Ark Technologies Ltd.
18560190 Means for Removably Installing Fins on a Board for Use in Water Sports Non-Final OA Future Fins, LLC
18557681 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DRAG ON A MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA ARMADA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18557270 BATTERY SYSTEM AND HULL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA A.P. Møller - Maersk A/S
18287847 FLOATING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SEATRIUM (SG) PTE. LTD.
18488106 ELECTRIC-POWERED BOAT WITH RETRACTABLE HYDROFOIL Non-Final OA Envgo Inc.
18555085 STEERING SYSTEM HAVING STEERING ANGLE CORRECTION FUNCTION FOR SINGLE-PROPELLER TWIN-RUDDER SHIP Non-Final OA JAPAN HAMWORTHY & CO., LTD.
18555060 SELF-CONTAINED TRACTION WING Non-Final OA F. ONE
18486104 WATER DRONE Non-Final OA ECODRONE S.R.L.
18267399 WATER VEHICLE Non-Final OA CPD LTD.
18256605 IMPROVED MOORING CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Flintstone Technology Limited
18249487 A SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED ROLL ANGLE OF A MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA DACOMA ApS
18022123 LONG ENDURANCE SMALL DISPLACEMENT MARITIME SUBMERSIBLE PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Quantum Industrial Development Corp.
17915402 WATERCRAFT COMPRISING A POSITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection DEMCON UNMANNED SYSTEMS B.V.
17952375 Board with board bumper Non-Final OA Hydroflex Technology
17788257 Accumulator module and swimming and diving aid having such an accumulator module Non-Final OA Cayago Tec GmbH
17777763 WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA BA Technologies Limited
17755706 SUBSEA MATERIAL DELIVERY STRUCTURE Final Rejection Safe Marine Transfer, LLC

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