Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3747 3783

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Charles Joseph Brauch is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3747. The examiner has 1218 resolved cases on record. The data shows an allowance rate of 81.7% for these applications. This 81.7% allowance rate provides a metric for the frequency of successful outcomes. The median days to allowance is 756, which establishes a timeframe for the duration of the examination process from filing to the final grant.

The profile also includes an interview lift of 13.5%. This lift indicates that conducting an interview with the examiner correlates with a change in the likelihood of success. For practitioners, the 13.5% lift suggests that direct communication is a useful strategy for addressing rejections. With 1218 resolved cases, the examiner's history provides a basis for these observations. The 756-day median to allowance remains a key consideration for managing client expectations and prosecution resources in Art Unit 3747.

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

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
1,241
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
756
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1218 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
28.5%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19350412 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19233033 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18720745 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
19122298 FUEL INJECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR INSTALLING A FUEL INJECTOR IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18585948 EMERGENCY BRAKING TRIGGERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING EMERGENCY BRAKING OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19209537 PNEUMATIC VALVE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PNEUMATIC VALVE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18845195 CONTROL DEVICE FOR AC ROTATING MACHINE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18953425 PUMP ASSEMBLIES WITH BARREL GUIDING FEATURES Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18926652 GASEOUS INJECTOR PREPARATION METHOD FOR COLD ENGINE START Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
19336793 CONTROL CIRCUIT, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TRANSPORTATION DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
19167574 BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA ADVICS CO., LTD.
19040286 WHEEL SLIP CONTROLS AND RESPONSE TO TIRE PRESSURE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19069574 VEHICLE NAVIGATION METHOD, METHOD FOR OBTAINING DRIVING REFERENCE INFORMATION, APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18088162 ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING Final Rejection RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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