Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHIRSAT, VIVEK K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3743 3749 3762 3772

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
1,125
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
1077
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1081 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
79.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18528034 COOKING DEVICE FOR HEATING FOOD BY USING A GRILL HEATER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18524897 COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18239596 COOKING APPLIANCE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18157636 GAS PRESSURE REGULATING APPARATUS AND COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18538414 BURN PIT AND REFRACTORY BRICK FOR THE BURN PIT Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18571596 INDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18112821 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CAPTURE WELDING FUMES Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18535763 Method and System for Controlled Airflow Cooling Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18062767 LOW NOX GAS BURNER WITH COOLED FLUE GAS RECYCLE Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18189094 TWO STAGE GASPER FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONTROL OF AIRFLOW DISCHARGE Non-Final OA B/E Aerospace, Inc.
18153777 PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR BURNING A HYDROGEN FUEL AND A HYDROCARBON FUEL Final Rejection UOP LLC
18233393 Burner and Method of Operation Non-Final OA Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
18571519 CLEAN ROOM MODULE Non-Final OA Precision Robotics (Hong Kong) Limited
18561245 Burner Non-Final OA SMS group GmbH
18545389 FIRE SYSTEM FOR A GAS FIREPLACE Non-Final OA FPI FIREPLACE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
18542796 MODULE SOCKET ASSEMBLY WITH AIR DUCT Non-Final OA ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18542657 STORABLE FIXTURE ASSEMBLIES FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA MORRYDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18562051 RECUPERATIVE BURNER FOR A THERMAL PROCESS AIR TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Dürr Systems AG, Stuttgart
18388430 AIRFOIL BLADE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA MESTEK, INC.
18286963 STRUCTURAL GUTTER SYSTEM FOR SOLAR PANEL ARRAY Non-Final OA RBI SOLAR, INC.
18349537 FIRE-RESISTANT BURNER Final Rejection Yixing Able Ceramic Fibre Products Co., Ltd
18028639 COMBINATION OVEN Final Rejection Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.
18017665 INCINERATING SYSTEM Final Rejection ATLANTIS RESEARCH LABS INC.
17879338 Canister System Final Rejection Michael S. Brown Performance LLC

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