Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VALENTI, ANDREA M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3643

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
779
Total Applications
+58.0%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 736 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19258289 Pest Deterrent Roller Guard for Animal Feed Dispenser Non-Final OA Double Down Deer Feed, LLC
18764328 Pet Water Dispenser Non-Final OA Dongguan Zhiyihong Hardware & Plastic Co., Ltd.
18845028 A LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR ILLUMINATING AN AQUACULTURE RESERVOIR Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
19084822 SELF-CLEANING CULTIVATION DEVICE AND CULTIVATION METHOD FOR BURROWING SHELLFISH Non-Final OA Lanwan Technology Innovation Center for Marine Resource Development
18274577 CULTIVATION GREENHOUSE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18587538 DEPLOYMENT FRAME FOR COMBINING MULTIPLE ARTIFICIAL REEFS Final Rejection QATAR UNIVERSITY
18996478 METHOD FOR GROWING PLANT USING WATER ABSORBING RESIN, AND WATER ABSORBING RESIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA UNITIKA LTD.
18865822 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Leftfield Urban Limited
17779450 FAST FILLING AND DRAINING VALVE ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM Non-Final OA Invertigro Pty Ltd
18715688 DEVICE FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF UNDERWATER BIODIVERSITY Non-Final OA OCEAN ECOSTRUCTURES S.L.
17792478 HATCHLING SUPPORTS, HATCHLING SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, LLC
18293169 HORTICULTURE TRAY Non-Final OA Blackmore Company, Inc.
18583307 LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR POULTRY HOUSES Final Rejection Peco Foods, Inc.
18542402 ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR AN ANIMAL CRATE Non-Final OA Diggs Inc.
18569495 HOUSING SYSTEM FOR POULTRY, AND POULTRY HOUSE Final Rejection BIG DUTCHMAN INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18518475 HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE ECO-FRIENDLY QUANTITATIVE FEEDING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOMMY CHI-KIN WONG
18553138 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SEEDS Non-Final OA Fowler Westrup (Netherlands) B. V.
18139021 ANIMAL WEARABLE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Barttron Inc.
17999768 PLANT SUPPORT AND STRUCTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA ECO SHIELD SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
17831053 ADAPTIVE FEEDING OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN AN AQUACULTURE ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Aquabyte, Inc.

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