Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: REITZ, MICHAEL K.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.0%
Allow Rate
At TC average
269
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 230 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.6%
§102 Novelty
89.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18644274 ELASTICALLY CENTERED SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection MTU Aero Engines AG
18400514 ROTOR DAMPING DEVICES FOR A TURBOMACHINE Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17927315 PUMP CASING AND PUMP APPARATUS Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
19231190 NECK FAN Final Rejection SHENZHEN JISU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18786305 NECK FAN Non-Final OA SHENZHEN JISU TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
18786381 NECK FAN Final Rejection SHENZHEN JISU TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
19052487 SHROUD OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
19227934 TURBINE BLADE UNDER-PLATFORM STRUCTURE AND POCKET Non-Final OA GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18881968 DAMPING ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA Vestas Wind Systems A/S
19097467 PASSIVE TRAILING EDGE INCLUDING COMPOSITE HINGE Non-Final OA Gulf Wind technology
19172216 TEST ROTOR BLADE FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE BLADE-OFF TEST Final Rejection Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18367265 ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18794801 DIAGONAL FAN Final Rejection Delta Electronics, Inc.
17840398 WIND TURBINE, WIND POWER PLANT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE AND A WIND POWER PLANT Final Rejection Wobben Properties GmbH
19099701 HYDRAULIC TURBINE Non-Final OA Natel Energy Holdings, Inc.
18744866 GROUND SERVICE DEVICE FOR SECURING ROTOR BLADES OF A ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
18284499 ASSEMBLY FOR COMPENSATING AXIAL FORCES IN A ROTATING FLOW MACHINE AND A MULTI-STAGE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP Final Rejection Sulzer Management AG
18851583 Centrifugal Pump Casing With Strainer Device Attachment Final Rejection Weir Minerals U.S. Inc.
18501991 Liquid Cooling Pumping Unit Final Rejection Cooler Master Co., Ltd.
18441156 Peak Efficiency Propeller Control Non-Final OA Pipistrel d.o.o.
18441398 AERODERIVATIVE GAS TURBINE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - SRL
18354005 AIR-HEATED GUIDE VANE WITH TIP HEATING Non-Final OA General Electric Company Polska Sp. z o.o.
18133334 Disk-Pack Housing Final Rejection QWTIP LLC

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