Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WASIL, DANIEL D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.9%
Allow Rate
+27.9% vs TC avg
704
Total Applications
+25.1%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 666 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
42.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18217077 Core of Fast Reactor Final Rejection Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
18586159 NUCLEAR REACTOR COOLING MODULE, POWER GENERATION SYSTEM USING NUCLEAR REACTOR INCLUDING SAME, NUCLEAR REACTOR COOLING METHOD, AND NUCLEAR REACTOR DESIGN METHOD Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
18623667 HEAT PIPE HAVING A WICK BETWEEN CONCENTRIC INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS, FOR USE IN HEAT REMOVAL FROM A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18438427 RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION TARGET FOR PRODUCING RADIOISOTOPES USING PHOTONEUTRON PRODUCTION PROCESS Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18403870 Core Component Rodlet for Irradiating Isotope Targets in Pressurized Water Reactor Conditions Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18397435 MODULAR THERMAL AND RADIATION SHIELDING WITH PASSIVE HEAT REMOVAL Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18346132 TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT PENETRATING A PRESSURIZED VESSEL Final Rejection Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18299588 USE OF BURNABLE ABSORBERS IN GRAPHITE MATRIX OF TRISO-FUELED COMPACTS IN NUCLEAR CORES Final Rejection Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18184324 INCLINED FUEL TRANSFER SYSTEM BETWEEN CONTAINMENT AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18164964 Automated In-Vessel Neutron Flux Detector System Embedded in Control Drum Assembly Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18051925 USE OF OXIDATION RESISTANT COATINGS TO INCREASE THIN WALLED CLADDING TENSILE STRENGTH TO INCREASE URANIUM LOADINGS Final Rejection Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

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