Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1729 3635 3642

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.9%
Allow Rate
+26.9% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+13.7%
Interview Lift
903
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 152 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.1%
§102 Novelty
64.1%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18903545 AIRCRAFT DOOR MECHANISM Final Rejection DASSAULT AVIATION
18421130 AIRCRAFT WITH AIRCRAFT SECTION Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18101836 BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFT WITH A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT Final Rejection JETZERO, INC.
18683311 Vehicle Seat for a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18160338 TRANSFORMABLE SEAT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTERNAL CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18955647 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18080072 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD USING SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18088221 HYBRID AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH REMOTELY LOCATED ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18432120 MOVING OBJECT Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18643733 INLET AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Textron Innovations Inc.
17132260 WINGLET SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT Final Rejection BOMBARDIER INC.
18594518 ADJUSTABLE SEAT Non-Final OA Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
18643542 ROTATABLE CAR SEAT WITH LOCKING FEATURE Non-Final OA Evenflo Company, Inc.
18699123 APPARATUS FOR QUICKLY ROTATING AN ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA BROSE SITECH SP. Z O.O.

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