Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BEHRENS, ADAM J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3671

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+24.7% vs TC avg
580
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
1028
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 549 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.1%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18320079 ROBOTIC GARDEN TOOL WITH BLADE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18387096 Mower and Work Machine Equipped With Mower Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18470206 WALK-BEHIND WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18457714 ELECTRIC WEEDER Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18347622 MOWER SIDE DISCHARGE CHUTE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
18304239 WEED CUTTING AND REMOVAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Burz, LLC
18417467 VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE FOR CHAFF MILL OF COMBINE HARVESTER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18288614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SPEED AND DIRECTION OF A LATERAL CONVEYOR OF AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18241015 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC TILLAGE IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18345340 ROTARY ACTUATOR SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
19041066 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COLLECTING THE ACROTELM OF PEAT BOGS Non-Final OA PREMIER HORTICULTURE LTÉE
18542756 LAWN MOWER Non-Final OA Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
18542157 GRASS PICKUP HEADER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Belgium N.V.
18303064 IMPLEMENT CONTOURING TOOLBAR Non-Final OA AGCO Corporation
18683286 Sugarcane Harvester with Stalk-Supporting Mechanism Non-Final OA AGCO DO BRASIL SOLUÇÕES AGRÍCOLAS LTDA
18580951 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING FIBRE PLANTS Non-Final OA HYLER BV
18351936 WEED SEED DESTRUCTION DEVICE WITH A STRAW GUIDE SURFACE Non-Final OA Tritana Intellectual Property Ltd.
18271726 LAWN MOWER Non-Final OA SHAOXING SHANGYU GUANYE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
18320067 CUTTING UNIT WITH DOUBLE KNIFE SYSTEM AND MOVABLE SLIDING SURFACE Non-Final OA Carl Geringhoff GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
18317988 CONSTRUCTIVE ARRANGEMENT APPLIED TO HARVESTING MACHINE Final Rejection Indústrias Colombo S.A.
18300901 POWERED STONE BARRIER Non-Final OA Ploeger Oxbo Holding B.V.

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