Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VORTMAN, ANATOLY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+1.6% vs TC avg
1257
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
1020
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1219 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
33.3%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18504003 NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION CURRENT INTERRUPTER Final Rejection American Lithium Energy Corporation
18174495 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
17976595 FUSE SEATS FOR ENCLOSED FUSES Final Rejection Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
18243876 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18389732 Smart Device Storage Module Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18534734 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
17856791 HOOK AND LOOP ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATION SHIELD AND HEAT SINK Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18687001 COOLING PLATE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18629708 FAN CAGE AND PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR DESKTOP WORKSTATIONS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18193230 SWITCH BASED ON PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18637569 CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18701808 MICROCHANNEL ASSEMBLY COOLED POWER CIRCUITS FOR POWER BOXES OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18406380 SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SWITCHING DEVICE Non-Final OA E.G.O. Elektro-Gerätebau GmbH
18641517 COOLING SYSTEM FOR PROTECTIVE MOBILE DEVICE CASES Non-Final OA NLU Products, L.L.C.
18397167 SHORT CIRCUIT MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
18699950 SMART OUTDOOR SWITCHGEAR FOR CONTROL AND PROTECTION OF CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION OF MEDIUM-VOLTAGE MICROGRID Non-Final OA CHINT Electric Corporation
18622299 HEAT DISSIPATION FROM ACTIVE DEVICES CONNECTED TO CONNECTORS Non-Final OA Reflex Photonics, Inc.
18576483 Temperature Switch Non-Final OA UCHIYA THERMOSTAT CO., LTD.
18372941 PROTECTIVE ELEMENT Non-Final OA SCHOTT Japan Corporation
18479017 UNIVERSAL RUGGEDIZED COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH FORCED AIR COOLING Non-Final OA United States of America as Represented by The Secretary of the Army
18340188 THERMAL FUSE Non-Final OA Dragonfly Energy Corp.

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