Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WARD, THOMAS JOHN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.6%
Allow Rate
-19.4% vs TC avg
689
Total Applications
+26.4%
Interview Lift
1495
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 634 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
3.3%
§102 Novelty
94.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17868327 HEATING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17076295 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE ENERGY INPUT TO WELDING PROCESSES INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENERGY SOURCES Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17351530 SEMITRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE SUPPORT FOR MICROWAVE DEGAS CHAMBER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
16525465 METHODS FOR REPAIRING A RECESS OF A CHAMBER COMPONENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18257763 INDUCTOR COIL Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17915028 HEATING UNIT AND VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection Hanon Systems
17912162 Heating Apparatus and Recreational Vehicle With Heating Apparatus Final Rejection Dometic Sweden AB
18992979 ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
17817682 HEATER ELEMENT FOR HEATING VEHICLE INTERIOR, AND HEATER FOR HEATING VEHICLE INTERIOR Final Rejection NGK Insulators, Ltd.
17434192 FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE ELECTRIC HEATER BASED ON ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TEXTILE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A.
17256007 A BLADE HUB ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
18430228 Connecting part for a processing head for thermal material processing Final Rejection Kjellberg-Stiftung
17263870 Connecting part for a processing head for thermal material processing, in particular for a plasma torch head, laser head, plasma laser head, and a wearing part, and a wearing-part mount and a method for fitting these together Final Rejection Kjellberg-Stiftung
17130228 Tankless water heater, a facility management system, a method for controlling a tankless water heater and a method for operating a facility management system Final Rejection Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG
17621037 MULTI-DIMENSION HEATED PACKAGES AND VESSELS Non-Final OA HOLLYMATIC CORPORATION
17748574 Electric Heating Apparatus Non-Final OA Eberspãcher catem GmbH & Co.KG
17633552 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF AERATED DRINKS Final Rejection SODAFLO LIMITED
16577420 Consumable Cartridge for a Plasma Arc Cutting System Non-Final OA Hypertherm, Inc.
16972435 NOZZLE GAS FLOW SENSOR Final Rejection Nasarc Technologies Inc.
16618798 Method and device for electrolyte crust breaking by separation plasma cutting Final Rejection OBSHCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOST'YU "OBEDINENNAYA KOMPANIYA RUSAL INZHENERNOTEKHNOLOGICHES

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