Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VENNE, DANIEL V

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3617

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
1686
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
831
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1635 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
31.1%
§103 Obviousness
43.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18209625 OCEAN SPECIES HARVESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18468818 OUTBOARD MOTOR Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18383045 OUTBOARD MOTOR Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18563510 AN UNDERWATER VESSEL AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS plc
18528872 SUBSEA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SEAL Non-Final OA PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
18409146 DRIVE UNIT FOR JOINT PROPULSION AND MOTION CONTROL OF A MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA Volvo Penta Corporation
18351577 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROPELLER DRIVE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Volvo Penta Corporation
18341823 PROPULSION DRIVE ASSEMBLY WITH GAS SUPPLY TO MITIGATE FOULING Final Rejection VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
18209480 PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Final Rejection KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18479329 TRIM TAB ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES AND BRACKETS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Brunswick Corporation
18276336 Lifeboat Non-Final OA Zelim Limited
18372832 HEEL TANK DAMPER FOR FLOATING STRUCTURES Non-Final OA University of Maine System Board of Trustees
18679674 MARITIME VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
18283082 METHOD FOR RAISING FLOATING BODY FOR SPAR-TYPE OFFSHORE WIND POWER GENERATION FACILITY Non-Final OA KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
18413576 SURFBOARD LEASH Non-Final OA CI Surfboards, LLC
18351951 FOUR-CHAMBER INFLATABLE KAYAK Non-Final OA WEIHAI WINNER INNOVATION OCEAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18529155 FLOATING SOLAR PLANT, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SUCH A SOLAR PLANT Non-Final OA CIEL ET TERRE INTERNATIONAL
18529685 BOW AND STERN THRUSTERS FOR WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA SEAJET PROPULSION, INC.
18529627 PERSONAL WATERCRAFT WITH FISHTAIL PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEAJET PROPULSION, INC.
18561376 SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A CARRIED LOAD, MORE PARTICULARLY A LOAD CARRIED ON A SHIP Non-Final OA 3J MARINE S.R.L.
18527607 Wave Stabilization System Non-Final OA Fredricks Equipment, Inc.
18521138 FAST LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE Non-Final OA Impossible Metals Inc.
18363187 PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR BINARY OPPOSING BUOYANCY FOR LARGE UNDERWATER LIFT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Impossible Metals Inc.
18562004 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A DEVICE FOR USE ON WATER Non-Final OA RAILSCAPE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18276990 DAVIT DEVICE Non-Final OA Vestdavit Gruppen AS
18553768 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A RIGID AQUATIC FLOATING OBJECT SUCH AS A SURFBOARD Non-Final OA HEXA
18470953 MANUAL BIMINI STORAGE Non-Final OA Commercial Sewing, Inc.
18240934 Moveable Seat Assembly With Locking Mechanism Non-Final OA PB Holdco, LLC DBA Pursuit Boats
18271932 SHIP Non-Final OA Everblue Technologies Co., LTD.
18216681 BUOY ASSEMBLY WITH CARBON FIBER BODY Non-Final OA DAEHAN ENGINEERING CO., LTD

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