Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHOU, QINGZHANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3752

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
-2.6% vs TC avg
871
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1265
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 817 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18564072 MISTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18562462 Distributing Plate for High-Viscosity Fluid and Apparatus of Distributing High-Viscosity Fluid Including the Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18604838 FUEL INJECTOR FOR GASEOUS FUEL AND VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18150282 INJECTION NEEDLE BLOWOFF APPARATUS AND INJECTION TESTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18557479 DROPLET APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MOLTEN METAL DROPLETS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18398976 FIRE EXTINGUISHING BODY Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
18402442 AIRCRAFT OVEN WITH SAFETY OPERATION MODE Final Rejection B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
18124353 SHOWERHEAD Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
18200866 Air Cleaning Device Final Rejection ZKW Group GmbH
18706460 WIND TURBINE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18380973 CONTROLLED SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STORAGE FIRE PROTECTION Non-Final OA Tyco Fire Products LP
18024125 Microfluidic Oscillator Non-Final OA AS America, Inc.
18179507 HAND SHOWER INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CLEANING MODES Non-Final OA Delta Faucet Company
18159001 NOZZLE TIP COVER FOR URETHANE ROBOTS Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
17797406 SPRAY UNIT Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18724514 TRIGGER-TYPE LIQUID EJECTOR Non-Final OA YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
17799012 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FLUID HEATING AND CONTROL Non-Final OA Carlisle Fluid Technologies, LLC
18075040 PIEZOELECTRIC ACTIVE EMITTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED AIR FLOW OUTPUT Final Rejection S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
17878629 VOLATILE MATERIAL DISPENSER Non-Final OA S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
18586193 Compressed Gas Fire Extinguisher Apparatus and Methods Non-Final OA RET LLC
18291520 DISPERSER AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA M. TECHNIQUE CO., LTD.
18397285 SHOWER DEVICE FOR GENERATING AT LEAST TWO WATER JET PATTERNS Final Rejection Dornbracht AG & Co. KG
18397289 SHOWER DEVICE FOR GENERATING AT LEAST TWO WATER JET IMAGES Final Rejection Dornbracht AG & Co. KG
18520053 VEHICLE SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEM INCLUDING AN AIR SUPPLY MODULE INTEGRATED WITH A WASHING LIQUID SUPPLY MODULE Non-Final OA DONG HEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18505614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATOR Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Italia S.p.A.
18272663 AEROSOL SPRAYS, METHODS OF GENERATING AEROSOL SPRAYS, AND AEROSOL DISPENSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Medspray B.V.
17767817 DEVICE FOR DIFFUSING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES Final Rejection ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
18209431 SHOWER HEAD WITH ROTARY JET WATER Non-Final OA Xiamen Delmei Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
17911412 Spraying Apparatus Non-Final OA K.K. KUKAN JOKIN
18073282 SHOWERHEAD WITH CONVERGING AND DIVERGING SPRAYS Final Rejection ETL, LLC

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