Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.6%
Allow Rate
+18.6% vs TC avg
45
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1245
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
33.8%
§103 Obviousness
41.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18406710 BOAT SEATING Non-Final OA Polaris Industries Inc.
18564765 SAIL PROPULSION ELEMENT, SAIL-PROPELLED VEHICLE Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18474979 PROVIDING AMPHIBIOUS, SUBMERSIBLE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Howe & Howe Inc.
18533277 STEERING SYSTEM FOR A MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA Volvo Penta Corporation
18281775 System for recovering an ocean-bottom seismometer, ship and corresponding method Non-Final OA SERCEL
18416355 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING A CONDENSATE FROM A CONDUIT Non-Final OA SOFEC, INC.
18365066 AUTOMATIC SENSOR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA FNV IP B.V.
17923897 POOL CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen Seauto Technology Co., Ltd.
18259750 POWER SYSTEMS FOR WATERCRAFT Final Rejection Ride Awake AB
18373174 DEVICE FOR THE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OF LARGE DIAMETER UNCREWED UNDERWATER VEHICLE Non-Final OA Huntington Ingalls, Inc.
18232766 MODULE FOR UNDERWATER REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES Non-Final OA TidalX Al Inc.
18276287 Recovery Ramp Non-Final OA OFFSHORE SURVIVAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
18264492 DEVICE FOR REDUCING HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG Non-Final OA NEPTECH
18270653 DISPLACEMENT OF A HORIZONTAL PILE Non-Final OA MacGregor Norway AS
18254493 COMPRESSIVE ELEMENT FOR A MOORING COMPONENT Non-Final OA TFI MARINE LIMITED
18254492 MOORING COMPONENT Non-Final OA TFI MARINE LIMITED
18252933 TENSION-MAINTAINING UNIT OF CONTINUOUS TRACK DEVICE FOR SHIP, AND CONTINUOUS TRACK DEVICE FOR SHIP, HAVING SAME Non-Final OA TAS GLOBAL CO., LTD.
18042175 HYDROFOIL WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA Aerofoils GmbH
18157637 SEAT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA JACKSON KAYAK, INC.
18156755 METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR A DRIFT BUOY Non-Final OA BLUEWATER VOYAGE, INC.

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