Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: REID, MICHAEL ROBERT

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3753 3763

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
714
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
884
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 670 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18547987 BOOM-ARM SEGMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BOOM-ARM SEGMENT Non-Final OA Putzmeister Engineering GmbH
18258079 FRAME FOR CARRYING A CONCRETE-DISTRIBUTION BOOM Non-Final OA Putzmeister Engineering GmbH
18458272 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PREVENTING HYDRATE FORMATION IN GAS PIPELINES Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18879683 VALVE Non-Final OA EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18846596 Hydrogen Gas Valve Device and Hydrogen Gas Valve Body Equipped Therewith Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18922761 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A PUMP AND VALVE IN A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18824017 Compact and Modular Valve Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18886157 HOT WATER AND COLD WATER MIXING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOTO LTD.
18842249 INDEPENDENT DUAL ACTUATION PIEZO VALVE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18947416 SHOWER MIXER ADAPTER Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
18787244 VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW ASSEMBLY WITH QUICK CONNECTION AND SERVICEABLE FILTER Non-Final OA Oetiker NY, Inc.
18880091 VALVE AND SEALING STRUCTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA Danfoss A/S
18911373 Check Valve for Refrigeration Systems Non-Final OA Parker-Hannifin Corporation
18843323 CONTROL VALVE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
18687327 FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
18685252 FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
18850706 FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE Final Rejection YOHWA CO., LTD.
18430144 MULTI-WAY VALVE WITH SEAL INSERTS Non-Final OA Stant USA Corp.
18769609 SHOWER SYSTEM WITH DELAYED SHUTDOWN Non-Final OA Delta Faucet Company
18541318 Barbed Stopcock and Securement Clips for Medical Tubing Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18811354 VALVE Non-Final OA TI Automotive Technology Center GmbH
18951042 Connector System For Releasably Connecting Fluid Conduits Non-Final OA WilMarc Holdings, LLC
18946660 PULSE GENERATING SYSTEM FOR A PULSED WORKING FLUID SUPPLY, AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM Non-Final OA RIDEL
18833117 VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH HARD SURFACE TREATMENT Final Rejection CLEAN AIR POWER GT LIMITED
18920564 VACUUM PRODUCTION DEVICE WITH DUAL-FUNCTION CONTROL SPOOL AND HANDLING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A VACUUM PRODUCTION DEVICE Non-Final OA COVAL
18916156 AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED SELF-SEALING VENT PLUG Non-Final OA VALCRUM, LLC
18907912 VALVE ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING PLATE COMPRISING A VALVAE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BUERKERT WERKE GmbH & CO. KG
18854522 FLUID CONNECTOR AND FEMALE-END VALVE STEM, FEMALE-END STRUCTURE, AND MALE-END PISTON THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN ENVICOOL SMART CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18852486 CONTROL VALVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG SANHUA COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION CONTROLS CO., LTD.
18843954 Valve Control Device For a Motor Vehicle Coolant Circuit Final Rejection ECO Holding 1 GmbH

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