Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WEINERT, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.6%
Allow Rate
-11.4% vs TC avg
167
Total Applications
+37.5%
Interview Lift
1170
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 133 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
95.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18229275 COOKING APPLIANCE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18228760 COOKING APPLIANCE Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.,
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
18461956 AIR REGISTERS INCLUDING FIXED BLADES AND A ROTARY SHUTTER Final Rejection Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
18480122 FUEL SHUTOFF SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18267552 AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Hanon Systems
18001641 VENTILATION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE VENTILATION, HEATING AND/OR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
18469815 REMOVABLE MULTI-ZONE GRIDDLE FOR A COOKTOP APPLIANCE Non-Final OA 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.
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
17555009 HIGH-TEMPERATURE FLUID TRANSPORTING PIPELINE WITH PIPELINE CASING FORMED BY HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS, SUITABLE HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND HEAT EXCHANGE METHOD Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour I'Etude et I' Exploitation de Procédés Georges Claude
17436556 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A CSP RECEIVER Final Rejection Vast Solar Pty Ltd

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