Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PRICE, CRAIG JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3753 3762

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.6%
Allow Rate
-1.4% vs TC avg
1064
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1142
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1019 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.9%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
30.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18742683 Rotary Shear Valve Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
17618169 CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE Final Rejection EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18761814 FLUID COUPLINGS Non-Final OA Colder Products Company
18426148 DUCT VALVE FOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN OFF-ROAD VEHICLES Non-Final OA Arctic Cat Inc.
18742807 Rotating Valve System Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18635675 COOLANT TANK, COOLANT CONDUCTING SYSTEM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
18877455 FUEL VALVE FOR METERED DELIVERY OF FUEL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18934914 FAUCET WITH INTERCHANGEABLE HANDLE Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
19036312 CHECK VALVE Non-Final OA NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.
18760180 MANIFOLD Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
18228608 VALVE SYSTEMS Final Rejection Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
19015576 CARBON CANISTER WITH DIRECT CONNECT FUEL TANK ISOLATION VALVE Non-Final OA Stant USA Corp.
19011736 Indexing Valve For Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Final Rejection Process Combustion Corporation
18983662 ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE OF VALVE SEAT Non-Final OA INZICONTROLS CO., LTD.
18256531 VACUUM VALVE FOR A VACUUM CONVEYING SYSTEM Final Rejection VAT HOLDING AG
18725160 RECIRCULATION VALVE Non-Final OA KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18701458 VALVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18920351 FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA FLOWSERVE PTE. LTD.
18689405 DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Final Rejection KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
18822189 Zero Emission Displacer-Based Liquid Level Control Non-Final OA Devon Energy Corporation
18402465 INSERTION VALVE Non-Final OA Mueller International, LLC
18440699 CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, LIQUID COOLED PLATE, AND LIQUID COOLED SERVER Non-Final OA BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18726676 CONTAINER CONNECTION SYSTEM AND FLUID CONTAINER Non-Final OA ROKI TECHNO CO., LTD
18654986 WALL FAUCET ASSEMBLY Final Rejection MERRILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
18632447 ADJUSTABLE CHECK VALVE Final Rejection Republic Oil Tools, LLC
18589211 INSTRUMENT GAS CAPTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA J-W Power Company
18430137 HEAT INTERFERENCE PREVENTION VALVE AND VALVE APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA HYUHDAI WIA CORPORATION
18356800 DEGASSING UNIT WITH SEGMENTED MEMBRANE Non-Final OA MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
18505076 EXPLOSION VENTING PLATE AND ENERGY STORAGE CABINET Non-Final OA Sungrow Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
18230891 ONE PIECE VENT Final Rejection MFB Patents, Inc.

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