Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WIEST, ANTHONY D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3617 3642

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+18.9% vs TC avg
925
Total Applications
+34.7%
Interview Lift
840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 896 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17950757 IDENTIFYING AND REMEDIATING A GAS LEAK Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18563613 IMPROVED WATERCRAFT SYSTEM Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS plc
18561519 METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A VESSEL OVERBOARD DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Maersk A/S
18474764 MARINE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH CENTERING BEARING SURFACE Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
18386885 INFLATABLE PRODUCT Non-Final OA BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP.
18560453 CAVITATION LOAD-REDUCTION DEVICE FOR UNDERWATER VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE WATER ENTRY ANGLE Non-Final OA DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18501545 EXTERNAL PAYLOAD CARRIER FOR UNDERWATER VEHICLE Non-Final OA Boston Engineering Corporation
18500713 BUOYANT OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND A METHOD OF DEPLOYING BUOYANT OFFSHORE PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Marine Power Systems Limited
18495752 BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR JACKET Non-Final OA TABATA CO., LTD.
18380514 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING DAUGHTERBOATS TO A MOTHERSHIP Non-Final OA Vestdavit Gruppen AS
18554698 A WATERCRAFT, AND AN ALIGNMENT STRUCTURE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA Ride Awake AB
18369261 CATAMARAN BOAT HULLS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fish Sean Ventures, LLC
18549909 TETHERED-WING TRACTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR GRIPPING FOLDING LINES Non-Final OA AIRSEAS
18227369 MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VESSEL MOORING WITH POSITION AND YAW, ROLL, AND PITCH ROTATIONAL MOTION Non-Final OA TECHNIP FRANCE
18113335 WATERCRAFT RINSE SYSTEM Final Rejection Rich Kroeze
18021944 VERTICAL RETRACTING THRUSTER Non-Final OA Lewmar Limited
18098694 PIVOTABLE SWIM FIN DEVICE Non-Final OA Shelley Cottrill

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