Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BOES, TERENCE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3642 3656 3658 3675 3682

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Terence Boes is a patent examiner in Tech Center 3600, assigned to Art Unit 3618. He has managed 805 resolved cases, providing a robust dataset for analysis. The allowance rate pct for Boes is 68.3, which indicates a high frequency of patent grants. This 68.3 allowance rate pct suggests that practitioners have a good probability of success when navigating the examination process in Art Unit 3618.

The median days to allowance is 1079, representing the typical timeframe for successful applications. Boes also demonstrates an interview lift pct of 20.8, which shows that conducting an interview can provide a significant improvement in the chances of allowance. While the 68.3 allowance rate pct is already strong, the 20.8 interview lift pct indicates that verbal advocacy is a very useful strategy for resolving outstanding issues. With 805 resolved cases and a 1079 median days to allowance, Boes maintains a steady and predictable pace of resolutions within Tech Center 3600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
811
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
1079
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 805 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19261306 A GEARSHIFT ARRANGEMENT AND A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18034544 ARRANGEMENT WITH A TRANSMISSION AND WITH A WORK MACHINE, AND SIMULATION METHOD Non-Final OA Flender GmbH
18811115 TOOTHED BELT AXIS FOR PROVIDING LINEAR MOVEMENT OF A CARRIAGE Final Rejection Festo SE & Co. KG

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