Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BINDA, GREGORY JOHN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3679

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+29.0% vs TC avg
1839
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1798 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
39.5%
§102 Novelty
19.4%
§103 Obviousness
36.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17831192 COUPLINGS AND COUPLING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18227773 TORSIONAL DAMPER Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18582197 SLIDE THROUGH UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
18685730 TRIPOD TYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18685716 TRIPOD TYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18684300 PLUNGING TYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18684345 PLUNGING TYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18282358 WHEEL BEARING DEVICE Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18282352 WHEEL BEARING DEVICE Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
17971952 TRIPOD JOINT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19213648 CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR PLUNGER PUMP DEVICE Final Rejection YANTAI JEREH OILFIELD SERVICES GROUP CO., LTD.
18341609 TRIPOD ROLLER AND TRIPOD JOINT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18689684 CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FOR PROPELLER SHAFT AND PROPELLER SHAFT Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18689333 CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FOR PROPELLER SHAFT AND PROPELLER SHAFT Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18406494 POWER ASSEMBLY AND AUTOMOBILE Final Rejection Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18683756 Subsea Torque Limiter Non-Final OA FMC Technologies, Inc.
18368121 SINGLE-LAYERED HOLLOW TRANSMISSION SHAFT Final Rejection NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
18567723 BOOT ASSEMBLY OF DRIVE AXLE Final Rejection HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
18696285 SHAFT COUPLING AND COMMINUTING DEVICE HAVING SUCH A SHAFT COUPLING Non-Final OA Manuel Lindner
18565714 HOLLOW SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR Non-Final OA BENTELER STEEL/TUBE GmbH
18283260 CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT PROVIDED WITH GREASE RETAINER Non-Final OA ERAE AMS CO., LTD.
18281042 TRIPOD CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT Non-Final OA ERAE AMS CO., LTD.
18585530 CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT Non-Final OA Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
18581579 SHAFT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Muhr und Bender KG
18684328 ROTATION TRANSMISSION SHAFT UNIT, AND MOTOR, INVERTER TEST BENCH, AND EMC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVICE USING SAID SHAFT UNIT Non-Final OA TODA RACING Co., Ltd.
18495315 CONNECTION SYSTEM OF A TRANSMISSION ROD FOR SOLAR TRACKERS Non-Final OA TRINA SOLAR, S.L.U.
18484508 TRIPOD JOINT Non-Final OA GKN Driveline Zumaia SA
18248938 TORQUE LIMITER, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAID TORQUE LIMITER Final Rejection NANJING VALEO CLUTCH CO., LTD.
18067160 CONSTANT VELOCITY BALL JOINT Non-Final OA GKN Driveline Deutschland GmbH
18007556 Flexible Coupling Non-Final OA Michael L. DAVID

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