Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WOLFORD, KURT JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1731 3762

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.3%
Allow Rate
+3.3% vs TC avg
165
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 150 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.5%
§102 Novelty
84.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18046344 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS USING ROTARY GENERATED THERMAL ENERGY Final Rejection Coolbrook Oy
17320211 THREE CHAMBER REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDIZER Non-Final OA Nestec, Inc.
17932125 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CALCINED GYPSUM WITH IN-LINE CALCINATION CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection United States Gypsum Company
18551310 A KILN FOR FIRING CERAMIC SLABS Non-Final OA SYSTEM CERAMICS S.P.A.
18540901 SYSTEM FOR MOBILE TERMINAL TO COMMUNICATE WITH PLURALITY OF HOT WATER SUPPLY DEVICES Non-Final OA NORITZ CORPORATION
18550334 GAS-BURNING FURNACE Non-Final OA ROCKWOOL A/S
18552109 A WATER AND STEAM SEPARATOR OF A BOILER DRUM Non-Final OA ANDRITZ OY
18263884 GAS BURNER AND BOILER Non-Final OA MIURA CO., LTD.
18274694 MECHATRONIC CURTAIN FOR A PROCESS CHAMBER FOR CARRYING OUT THERMAL PROCESSES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Rehm Thermal Systems GmbH

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