Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZADEH, BOB

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3754

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.8%
Allow Rate
+6.8% vs TC avg
809
Total Applications
+39.1%
Interview Lift
824
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 783 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.1%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18839279 LID ASSEMBLY FOR A PACKAGE, LID-SPOUT GROUP FOR A PACKAGE AND PACKAGE HAVING A LID-SPOUT GROUP Non-Final OA TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
18425001 SELF-CLOSING DISPENSING VALVE MADE OF A PLASTOMER OR A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER Final Rejection Weener Plastics Group B.V.
18843909 METERING DEVICE FOR METERING LIQUID OR PASTY PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR FOODS, AND PRODUCTION MACHINE HAVING SUCH A METERING DEVICE Non-Final OA Ampack GmbH
18759290 BOTTLE SOLENOID VALVE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG DUNAN ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.
18601072 FILL NOZZLE Final Rejection American Fire Equipment, Inc.
18246968 CHEMICAL FEED DISTRIBUTORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18813867 SPOUT POUCH Non-Final OA Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
18884699 APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A LIQUID MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUNCTION USED TO OPERATE THE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18853099 MIXER FOR MIXING AT LEAST TWO MATERIALS AND MIXING AND DISPENSING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA medmix Switzerland AG
18848711 PORTIONING UNIT Non-Final OA THERMOPLAY S.P.A.
18839512 COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carlsberg Breweries A/S
18809059 VALVE FOR DISPENSING A FLOWABLE PRODUCT FROM A PRESSURIZED CONTAINER Non-Final OA Clayton Corporation
18262572 REAGENT VESSEL AND REAGENT VESSEL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA JOONGKYEOM CO., LTD.
18728821 LIQUID CONTENTS EJECTION CONTAINER HAVING NOZZLE BLOCKING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA PUM-TECH KOREA CO., LTD
18724310 GASEOUS FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA FirstElement Fuel Inc.
18723798 FOAM DISPENSER FOR FOAMABLE SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA Bode Chemie GmbH
18751980 FLUID DISPENSER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH AN EDIFICE Non-Final OA Snowie LLC
18705923 AERATING NOZZLE FOR TAP Non-Final OA BE WTR SA
18588991 PORTABLE POWDER DISPENSER Final Rejection FITPOUCH LLC
18682574 TRANSVERSE FORCE ACTIVATED PRESSURE VESSEL Non-Final OA AKTIVAX, INC.
18509076 REUSABLE STORAGE CONTAINER Final Rejection GOURMET HOME PRODUCTS, LLC
18487801 FOOD PRODUCT DISPENSER AND VALVE Non-Final OA Gehl Foods, LLC
17887092 CRYOGENIC, KINETICALLY ACTIVE FORMULATIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR THEIR DISPENSING Non-Final OA FORMULATED SOLUTIONS, LLC

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