Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BURCH, MELODY M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
1,082
Total Applications
+26.0%
Interview Lift
1268
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1037 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
65.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18538142 BRAKE DUST SHIELD DESIGN FOR BRAKE DUST SHIELD ROBUSTNESS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18335050 AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ENERGY ABSORPTION Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18099124 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE SHOCK STRUT PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA GOODRICH CORPORATION
18065262 SYSTEM TO PROVIDE TEMPERATURE CONDITIONED AIR TO A BRAKE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
18020657 WET DISK BRAKE WITH EXTERNAL OILING Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18350005 BODY VALVE ASSEMBLY AND FREQUENCY SENSITIVE TYPE SHOCK ABSORBER WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
17991388 END-STOP CONTROL VALVES FOR PROVIDING PROGESSIVE DAMPING FORCES IN VIBRATION DAMPERS Non-Final OA thyssenkrupp AG
17991003 END-STOP CONTROL VALVES FOR PROVIDING PROGESSIVE DAMPING FORCES IN VIBRATION DAMPERS Final Rejection thyssenkrupp AG
17850692 LOAD ABSORBING TIE ROD FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE INTEGRATION Non-Final OA B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
19100509 BUSH Non-Final OA DN Automotive Germany GmbH
18555733 SHAPED MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Brembo S.p.A.
17772687 DIAPHRAGM HOLDER FOR AN OLEO-PNEUMATIC-TYPE SHOCK ABSORBER Non-Final OA SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
17794276 STROKE SIMULATOR Final Rejection ADVICS CO., LTD.
18263195 BRAKE DEVICE FOR WHEEL SET OF BABY CARRIAGE Non-Final OA Wonderland Switzerland AG
18355388 VIBRATION ISOLATING AND DAMPING MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
18079557 HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
17992973 GUIDE ELEMENT AND BRAKE ANCHOR FOR A DISK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND DISK BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
18629608 INVERTED CONTACT-AIDED ROLLING ELEMENT MECHANISMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA 33 Medical, Inc.
17464052 COMPONENT PROVIDED FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
18527228 HIGH ENERGY DISSIPATION TUBE-TYPE TORSIONAL VISCOUS DAMPER AND METHODS OF TUNING A VISCOUS DAMPER USING THE VIBRATION ABSORBER PRINCIPLE Non-Final OA LO-REZ VIBRATION CONTROL LTD.
18448825 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DAMPING DEVICE, FOR DAMPING VIBRATIONS AND/OR ABSORBING SHOCKS Non-Final OA CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA - Recherche et Développement
18556547 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE UNIT FOR A PREFERABLY DRIVERLESS TRANSPORT UNIT, DRIVE UNIT, AND TRANSPORT UNIT FOR SAME Non-Final OA Agilox Systems GmbH
18460182 SYSTEMS FOR LINE DEVICE Non-Final OA CMC RESCUE, INC.
18268870 STRUCTURAL DAMPER FOR PROTECTING STRUCTURES AGAINST VIBRATIONS AND STRUCTURE COMPRISING SUCH A STRUCTURAL DAMPER Non-Final OA Maurer Engineering GmbH
17788228 A BRAKING SYSTEM AND A BRAKE ACTIVATION UNIT Non-Final OA Fortescue Ltd
17775525 BRAKE HOUSING Non-Final OA ADVANCED BRAKING PTY LTD
17736872 REINFORCED TORQUE TUBES Non-Final OA MEGGITT AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS CORPORATION
17628548 VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM COMPRISING BRAKE RIGGING, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM Non-Final OA Wabtec Hauts-de-France
17626276 GAS SPRING Final Rejection CAPPELLER FUTURA SRL
17439271 NOISE-REDUCING ELEMENT FOR A LEAF SPRING Non-Final OA RASSINI - NHK AUTOPEÇAS LTDA.

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