Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2834

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 41 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18707472 ROTOR SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT Non-Final OA MTU Aero Engines AG
18181925 ELECTRIC MOTOR Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18688123 ROTOR, ELECTRIC MOTOR, BLOWER, VENTILATOR, ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18506728 ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18277317 ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18350834 E-MACHINE SYSTEM WITH WINDINGS ARRANGEMENT HAVING COOLING PASSAGES Final Rejection Garrett Transportation I Inc.
18693218 MOTOR Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18265222 Electric Axial Flux Machine, And Axle Comprising An Electric Drive Final Rejection Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18530969 ROTOR Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18589874 GROUNDING BRUSH ASSEMBLY Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18628995 ELECTRIC MOTOR OF AN AUXILIARY UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
18628992 ELECTRIC MOTOR OF AN AUXILIARY ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
18252784 ROTOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18130938 COOLING CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18688012 AXIAL FLUX MACHINE Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18281973 UNIQUE ROTOR AND SHOE POLE SHAPE TO REDUCE RIPPLE EFFECT Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18276377 ELECTRICAL MACHINE Non-Final OA ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH
18269333 ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE Non-Final OA Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
18588904 INTEGRATED LATTICE STRUCTURE IN HOUSING FOR COOLING AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18689650 ELECTRIC MOTOR ROTOR Non-Final OA SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
18691218 CORE SHEET, ROTOR CORE, ROTOR, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
18251680 ROTOR APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
18477314 MOTOR ROTOR, MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Nanjing University of Science and Technology
18530016 COMMON OIL DISTRIBUTOR Final Rejection Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
18527039 MOTOR HAVING INTEGRATED ACTUATOR WITH ABSOLUTE ENCODER AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Cepheid
18753891 ANNULAR MOTOR Non-Final OA Zhuhai Geelly Technology CO., LTD.
18522191 STRUCTURE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE OF AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
18535123 LINEAR MOTOR Non-Final OA TA INSTRUMENTS-WATERS LLC
18250729 COOLING STRUCTURE FOR DISC-TYPE MOTOR Non-Final OA SHANGHAI PANGOOD POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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