Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BUCK, MATTHEW R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3671 3672 3674 3678 3679

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+31.2% vs TC avg
1,851
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
748
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1816 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
67.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18342933 Construction Equipment Cross Slope Transitions Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
19019118 HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ARRANGEMENT AND BLENDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
18517996 SIX-WAY BLADE ORIENTATION DETERMINATION FROM LIFTING MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18936367 FRACTURING APPARATUS AND FRACTURING SYSTEM Final Rejection YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18428748 SEED FIRMING SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE FORCE AND LOCKUP Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
18682958 GRAB DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GRAB DEVICE Non-Final OA BAUER Maschinen GmbH
18559308 DIAPHRAGM WALL CUTTER AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A CUTTING TRENCH IN THE GROUND Non-Final OA BAUER Maschinen GmbH
18260638 ROW CLEANER PRESCRIPTION METHOD Final Rejection Precision Planting LLC
18203206 SEED TUBE CAMERA AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Ag Leader Technology
18617247 CONTROLLING A DRILLING OPERATION BY ADJUSTING A RATE OF PENETRATION SETPOINT Non-Final OA Pason Systems Corp.
18444097 VACUUM EXCAVATION FOR LOCAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ULC Technologies LLC
18575938 Planter Implement Non-Final OA AGCO DO BRASIL SOLUÇÕES AGRÍCOLAS LTDA
18435246 ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR A HOPPER OF AN AGRICULTURAL ROW UNIT Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
18419339 Potato Planter Non-Final OA Allan Equipment Manufacturing Ltd.
18576425 Output Unit, Agricultural Implement Comprising a Plurality of Such Output Units, and Method of Operating an Agricultural Implement Non-Final OA Väderstad Holding AB
18571134 DEVICE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL PARTICLES Non-Final OA Hubert Hornung
18533749 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR A WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
18498788 FRONT-MOUNTED FOUR-BAR LINKAGE WITH BRACING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SCHAFFERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
18230157 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH SENSORS FOR MEASURING SOIL PROPERTIES Final Rejection Veris Technologies, Inc.
18274892 Turning Plowing Device Non-Final OA Huber Soil Solution GmbH

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