Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VENKATESAN, UMASHANKAR

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3753

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
809
Total Applications
+13.7%
Interview Lift
842
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 778 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18776710 VALVE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18815030 ACTUATOR AND VALVE DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
18993619 CHECK VALVE, METHOD OF OPERATING A CHECK VALVE AND SOLENOID ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18980484 INTEGRATED WATER SHUT OFF VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
19032207 VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TRAVELER WITH SLOTTED PLUNGER AND AGRICULTURAL FLUID APPLICATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.
19016063 ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTIVATED RISING STEM VALVE Non-Final OA MagDrive Technologies, Inc.
18992159 ASEPTIC CONNECTOR Non-Final OA WATSON-MARLOW LIMITED
18989628 HEAT RESPONSIVE VALVE FOR FLUIDS Non-Final OA Ausco, Inc.
18978453 A TORQUE LIMITER COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR VALVE ACTUATORS Non-Final OA Watts Regulator Co.
18785839 AUTOMATIC MAGNETIC VALVE, SYSTEM, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18965795 FLOW RATE REGULATING VALVE Non-Final OA Tatsuno Corporation
18867453 FLAP DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Non-Final OA PIERBURG GMBH
18937590 PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE HAVING CONDUCTIVE TRACE SENSOR FORMED THEREON Non-Final OA Fike Corporation
18856285 PRESSURE REDUCER FOR ENABLING THE USE OF POLYMER PIPES FOR THERMAL PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES OF HYDROGEN-OPERATED VEHICLES Non-Final OA NORMA GERMANY GMBH
18917907 SECONDARY SEAL ON A SAFETY VALVE Non-Final OA Dresser, LLC
18644838 TRANSMITTING A PNEUMATIC SIGNAL TO AN ACTUATOR ON A VALVE Non-Final OA Dresser, LLC
18836960 Pilot-Control Electromagnetic Valve Non-Final OA HYDAC Fluidtechnik GmbH
18291062 ACTUATED ELASTIC VALVES Final Rejection Trustees of Boston University
18684431 Pivoted armature for an electromagnetic pivoted armature valve, and method for providing such a pivoted armature Final Rejection ETO MAGNETIC GmbH
18612705 FLUID FLOW COMPONENTS AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME Final Rejection Ichor Systems, Inc.
18699025 PINCH CONTROL VALVE Non-Final OA VERDOT IPS2
18294897 STOP VALVE Non-Final OA WUXI LEAD INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18394842 Emission Control Apparatus for a Control Valve Final Rejection RUNYAN, BRIAN
18289481 ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED VALVE CONTROL Non-Final OA G.W. Lisk Company, Inc.

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