Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ADAMS, NATHANIEL L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3652 3654

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
560
Total Applications
+20.3%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 514 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
30.7%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18159153 STRAP HOIST ASSEMBLY Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18399998 MODULAR WINCH ARCHITECTURE AND CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Polaris Industries Inc.
18761562 Cartesian Winch Spooler with Counterbalance Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18167290 MOTOR SYSTEM CABLE WINCH FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18283695 OFFSHORE CRANE VESSEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE OFFSHORE CRANE VESSEL Non-Final OA Itrec B.V.
18838314 SYSTEM FOR SAFE AUTOMATED LASHING OF CONTAINER CRANE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST TYPHOONS Non-Final OA DOOTECH CO., LTD.
18775958 TOW ROPE AND WINCH HAVING SAME Non-Final OA T-MAX (HANGZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18700733 WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA TADANO LTD.
18758427 LOAD TRANSFER RIGGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING APPURTENANCES Non-Final OA Murphy Tower Service, LLC
18753134 WIND TURBINE LIFTING RIG Non-Final OA Brian Auffart
18673724 WORKSTATION OF A TEXTILE MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE THREAD RUN OF A RUNNING THREAD AT A WORKSTATION OF A TEXTILE MACHINE Non-Final OA Saurer Spinning Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
18622901 THREAD TRAVERSING DEVICE, THREAD GUIDE HOUSING AND METHOD Non-Final OA Saurer Spinning Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
18601227 MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A SUPPORT TO A CRANE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA LINK-BELT CRANES, L.P., LLLP
18599005 CRANE WITH LUFFING AID DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LUFFING SUCH A CRANE Final Rejection Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
18690204 Rotary Drive Device Non-Final OA Walter Föckersperger
18232904 Low Headroom Hook Block for Wire Rope Hoist Non-Final OA Columbus McKinnon Corporation
18232911 Wire Rope Hoist With Swivel Sheave Final Rejection Columbus McKinnon Corporation
18687574 POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FOR WINCHES Non-Final OA PROXDRIVE AS
18443581 SPOOL HAVING FLANGE WITH TIE-OFF FEATURE Final Rejection Fedor Baranov
18339586 CRANE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Hiab AB
18454760 Winch with Supporting Member Non-Final OA Hall Labs LLC
18483789 WINCH WITH ADVANCED ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SMART CONTROLS Non-Final OA Warn Industries, Inc.
18254694 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce SMR Limited
18374940 APPARATUS FOR WINDING AND PULLING A ROPE LINE AT CONSTANT SPEED Final Rejection White's Welding, LLC
18472587 ENGINEERING MACHINERY Final Rejection SANY AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18449588 SNATCH ROLLER FAIRLEAD ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA MineSense Technologies Ltd.
17711293 HOIST SYSTEM AND PROCESS IMPLEMENTING SLIP DETECTION Non-Final OA BREEZE-EASTERN LLC

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