Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ZHOU, QINGZHANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3752

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
876
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
1187
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 828 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
73.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18600217 MACHINE BASED WEATHER MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18562462 Distributing Plate for High-Viscosity Fluid and Apparatus of Distributing High-Viscosity Fluid Including the Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18564072 MISTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., 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 Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18706460 WIND TURBINE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18024125 Microfluidic Oscillator Non-Final OA AS America, Inc.
18682898 HYPOCHLOROUS ACID WATER SPRAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NIPRO CORPORATION
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
18665259 NOZZLE INSERT FOR A DISPENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
18075040 PIEZOELECTRIC ACTIVE EMITTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED AIR FLOW OUTPUT Final Rejection S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
18661014 CONTROLLED SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STORAGE FIRE PROTECTION Non-Final OA Tyco Fire Products LP
18380973 CONTROLLED SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STORAGE FIRE PROTECTION Non-Final OA Tyco Fire Products LP
18505614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATOR Final Rejection CNH Industrial Italia S.p.A.
18586193 Compressed Gas Fire Extinguisher Apparatus and Methods Non-Final OA RET LLC
18397289 SHOWER DEVICE FOR GENERATING AT LEAST TWO WATER JET IMAGES Non-Final OA Dornbracht AG & Co. KG
18520053 VEHICLE SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEM INCLUDING AN AIR SUPPLY MODULE INTEGRATED WITH A WASHING LIQUID SUPPLY MODULE Final Rejection DONG HEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18506680 WIDE ANGLE DISTRIBUTOR OF SOLID AND/OR LIQUID MATERIALS FOR PNEUMATIC FERTILIZER MACHINES AND/OR SEEDERS Final Rejection INDECAR MAQUINARIAS S.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
17799012 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FLUID HEATING AND CONTROL Non-Final OA Carlisle Fluid Technologies, LLC
17835257 CUP-SHAPED SHOWER JET OUTLET NOZZLE AND SHOWER DEVICE Final Rejection Hansgrohe SE

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