Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PRUITT, JUSTIN A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
296
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1142
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 255 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18402471 CONDITIONING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18464792 PROXIMITY MEASUREMENT BETWEEN SEAL ELEMENTS OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18522366 TURBOMACHINE WITH AXIAL THRUST MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18467387 AEROFOIL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18401306 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUBSTRATE POLISH EDGE UNIFORMITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18771772 FAN Final Rejection Vornado Air, LLC
18408763 FLOW BODY FOR A GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLOW BODY FOR A GAS TURBINE, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING A FLOW BODY OF A GAS TURBINE Non-Final OA DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.
18408342 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE, TURBINE BLADE, AND GAS TURBINE Non-Final OA DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.
18851710 GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH TURBINE VANE CARRIER COOLING FLOW PATH Final Rejection Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18558530 A ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE, A WIND TURBINE, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ROTOR BLADE Non-Final OA LM WIND POWER A/S
18402261 BRUSH HEAD FOR FACIAL SKIN CLEANING Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18115213 ANISOTROPIC MAGNETO-RESISTIVE SENSOR FLAP MEASURING ON GIMBALLED HUB Final Rejection Textron Innovations Inc.
18878769 BLADE AND AXIAL IMPELLER USING SAME Final Rejection JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
18635872 LOW DRAG AIRFOIL Final Rejection Lockheed Martin Corporation
18401940 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCTION BASED ON DETECTED OPERATION ANGLES Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18767954 CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLER COMPRISING VANES FORMED BY SHEET METAL STAMPING Final Rejection Zhongshan Yibisi Technology Co., Ltd.
18433732 PRE-SWIRL NOZZLE SYSTEM IN A GAS TURBINE AND PRE-SWIRL NOZZLE SYSTEM Final Rejection Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
18188805 ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DUCTED FAN ENGINE Non-Final OA Lilium eAircraft GmbH
18472723 UNIVERSAL-TYPE PUMP CASING WITH MODULAR PORTS Non-Final OA Viking Pump, Inc.
17089131 ZONED CONTACT BUSHING Final Rejection Bell Textron Inc.
15931666 RESPIRATION THERAPY APPLIANCE, AND FAN IMPELLER FOR A RESPIRATION THERAPY APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
16796227 ROTOR BLADE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A ROTOR BLADE Non-Final OA United Technologies Corporation

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