Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3636

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+28.0% vs TC avg
1241
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
898
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1218 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
45.2%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18789259 Child Seat Non-Final OA Wonderland Switzerland AG
18319698 VEHICLE SEAT FLAP FOR CONCEALING FRAME Non-Final OA Lear Corporation
18399968 MODULAR SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION, AND SEAT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A CUSHION Non-Final OA FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
18847583 CHAIR Non-Final OA SIDIZ INC.
17944592 DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PASSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA Christiana Care Health System, Inc.
18720139 SEAT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Adient US LLC
18774075 HEATING-CAPABLE SEATING UNIT WITH DRAINING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Wrmth Corp.
18773765 CLIENT DEVICE FOR FACILITATING EXPERIENCES BASED ON PROXIMITY-BASED INTERACTIONS WITH FURNISHING UNITS Non-Final OA Wrmth Corp.
18680684 PASSENGER SEATING Non-Final OA Thompson Aero Seating Limited
18502840 SEATING GROUP WITH SEATS FOR ADJUSTING A SEAT DEPTH AND A LUMBAR SUPPORT Non-Final OA GRAMMER Aktiengesellschaft
18549220 ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR THE LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT OF A VEHICLE SEAT AND ANCILLARY LOCKING DEVICE FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
18542011 CHILD SAFETY SEAT Non-Final OA Britax Römer Kindersicherheit GmbH
18503614 LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED CHAIR Non-Final OA Movably, Inc.
18484299 SEATING SYSTEM WITH INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION Final Rejection DA International, Inc.

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