Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2834

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+4.5% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+35.4%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.4%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17876739 ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FIELD MAGNETON THEREOF Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18682768 COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR COOLING A HYBRID VEHICLE OR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18568086 Shaft-Grounding Device for Establishing an Electrically Conductive Connection Between a Rotatable Shaft and a Housing Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18335190 E-MACHINE SYSTEM WITH STATOR CORE HAVING COOLING FLOW PASSAGES Non-Final OA Garrett Transportation I Inc.
18521760 POWER TOOL WITH COMPACT MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18682700 MOTOR Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18272433 MOTOR Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18027540 MOTOR INCLUDING HOUSING Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18604654 HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18835732 HARMONIC MAGNETIC FIELD DRIVING ELECTRIC MOTOR Non-Final OA NINGBO HENGSHUAI CO., LTD.
18681508 HARMONIC MAGNETIC FIELD DRIVING ELECTRIC MOTOR Non-Final OA NINGBO HENGSHUAI CO., LTD.
18675972 BOARD LAMINATE AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18495387 SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A DEVICE FOR DRIVING A COMPRESSOR AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING A COMPRESSOR AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18357564 GUIDED STRIP SEAL FOR LINEAR ACTUATOR Final Rejection Parker-Hannifin Corporation
18005995 STATOR FOR DISK MOTOR, STATOR SUPPORTING RING AND COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
18521906 MOTOR ROTOR, DRIVE MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Nanjing University of Science and Technology
18545372 Methods of Joining Multilayer Copper-Graphene Coated Current Collectors to Battery Cans and Between Windings in Electric Motor Stators Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18391012 ELECTRIC MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE Final Rejection Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
18436428 ROTOR FOR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS Non-Final OA Jacobi Motors, LLC
18572065 ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE Final Rejection NIDEC PSA EMOTORS
18278785 CONVERTER, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A CONVERTER Non-Final OA LSP Innovative Automotive Systems GmbH
18352208 BIDIRECTIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION BRUSH MOTOR DEVICE Final Rejection CREATIVE MOTOR TECHNOLOGY (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.

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