Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WEINERT, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-10.2% vs TC avg
167
Total Applications
+38.7%
Interview Lift
1224
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 127 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
67.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18019198 AIRFLOW CONTROL SYSTEM, AIRFLOW CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18229345 APPLIANCE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18229275 COOKING APPLIANCE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18228760 COOKING APPLIANCE Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.,
18461956 AIR REGISTERS INCLUDING FIXED BLADES AND A ROTARY SHUTTER Final Rejection Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
18197893 AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18261972 Air Outflow Device for Feeding Tempered Air For an Interior of a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18509049 EXHAUST FAN ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXHAUSTING A GAS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18480122 FUEL SHUTOFF SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18267552 AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Hanon Systems
17954525 REFRACTORY BLOCK FOR LOW NOX BURNERS WITH INTERNAL FLUE GAS RECIRCULATION Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18469815 REMOVABLE MULTI-ZONE GRIDDLE FOR A COOKTOP APPLIANCE Final Rejection Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18574680 SMART ANTIBACTERIAL COATING APPLIED ON FLAME PRODUCING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
17960444 ELECTRIC GRILL WITH SMART POWER BOOSTER Final Rejection W.C. Bradley Co.
18647583 DUAL DIRECTION REVERSABLE HITCH ARM Final Rejection Hitch Fire Inc.
18400513 MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND CHARCOAL OVEN Non-Final OA Haohong Electric Technology (Hubei) Co., Ltd.
18214900 FIRE TABLE MODULAR PATIO HEATER Final Rejection Lamplight Farms Incorporated
18535687 WOOD PELLET PATIO HEATER Non-Final OA PATIOFYRE LLC
18289929 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR COOKING FOOD Non-Final OA PASTIFICIO RANA S.P.A.
18138281 AIR DIFFUSER FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection GRAMMER AG
18131369 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AIR PARAMETER BASED AUTOMATIC BYPASSING OF A SOURCE OF BREATHABLE AIR IN A FIREFIGHTER AIR REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED WITHIN A STRUCTURE Non-Final OA RESCUE AIR SYSTEMS, INC.
17602417 DEVICE FOR HEATING COOKING GOODS Non-Final OA Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
18043498 A VENTILATION UNIT AND A SYSTEM FOR VENTILATING AN INDOOR SPACE Non-Final OA ITRONICS LIMITED
18041995 DIFFUSER UNIT AND METHOD OF DIFFUSING AN AIRFLOW Non-Final OA KAIP PTY LIMITED
18014226 CLIMATE ISLAND Non-Final OA LANG, Damien
17960460 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING FLAME RECTIFICATION TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A BURNER FLAME Non-Final OA SCP R&D, LLC
17955682 PLANAR WICK WITH ENGRAVED BOOSTER Final Rejection LUMETIQUE, INC.
17684812 HVAC MODULAR UNIFORM DUCT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Henderson Engineers, inc.
17436556 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A CSP RECEIVER Final Rejection Vast Solar Pty Ltd

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