Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BUCK, MATTHEW R

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

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+31.1% vs TC avg
1849
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
807
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1803 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18897315 MULTILATERAL MAINBORE COMPLETION EMPLOYING AN EXPANDABLE METAL ANCHOR Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18077309 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED MANIFOLDS WITH REMOVABLE CONNECTIONS Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Energy Technology UK Limited
18428748 SEED FIRMING SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE FORCE AND LOCKUP Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
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
18936367 FRACTURING APPARATUS AND FRACTURING SYSTEM Final Rejection YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18517996 SIX-WAY BLADE ORIENTATION DETERMINATION FROM LIFTING MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18968720 REEL DEPLOYMENT FOR CENTRALIZED PAD SYSTEM Non-Final OA FMC Technologies, Inc.
18260638 ROW CLEANER PRESCRIPTION METHOD Final Rejection Precision Planting LLC
18378742 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR MULTI-STAGE MOTOR CONTROL OF MULTI-STAGE SNOW THROWER Non-Final OA MTD PRODUCTS INC
18022899 Method for Monitoring the Mechanical, Automated Removal of Weeds Final Rejection Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
18203206 SEED TUBE CAMERA AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Ag Leader Technology
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
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.
18580330 Agricultural Implement and Method of Operating Agricultural Implement Non-Final OA Väderstad Holding AB
18576809 Agricultural Implement and Method for Feeding Granular Material Non-Final OA Väderstad Holding AB
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
18570457 EQUESTRIAN HARROWING ROBOT Non-Final OA Equestrian Technology
18498788 FRONT-MOUNTED FOUR-BAR LINKAGE WITH BRACING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SCHAFFERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
18377817 Self-Loading and Unloading Front Truck/SUV/Pickup or Other Vehicle Bucket Attachment Non-Final OA Wojciech Puchajda
18480777 Seedbed Preparation Method and Mechanism Non-Final OA Tribine Industries LLC
18274892 Turning Plowing Device Non-Final OA Huber Soil Solution GmbH
18319998 BRUSHED SLIP HOLDER AND OPERATIONAL MECHANISMS Non-Final OA Motivo Engineering, LLC

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