Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CADUGAN, ERICA E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3722 3726

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.3%
Allow Rate
-6.7% vs TC avg
557
Total Applications
+53.3%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 521 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.2%
§102 Novelty
27.1%
§103 Obviousness
38.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18202038 COLLET BIT RETAINER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18103600 Electrostatic Chuck Having Extended Lifetime Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18254889 APPARATUS FOR BANDING AND PEELING CONNECTOR RIBBON Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17997558 REPLACING APPARATUS AND REPLACING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17997557 PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INSTALLING METHOD OF PROCESSING TOOL OF PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19076754 LOCKING RELEASE MECHANISMS FOR ROTARY DRIVERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Ojjo, Inc.
17926782 TELESCOPIC COVER Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18960409 JIG FOR REFLECTION DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI WIA CORPORATION
18077288 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA DMG MORI CO., LTD.
18558564 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
18118590 INTELLIGENT TOOL HOLDER Non-Final OA National Chung Cheng University
18125769 MACHINING APPARATUS Final Rejection VERO VERIA CORPORATION
18186645 EDGE MILLING DEVICE AND EDGE MILLING COMPONENT THEREOF Final Rejection VERO VERIA CORPORATION
17985292 PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL WORKPIECES AS WELL AS USE OF A DOUBLE GRIPPER Non-Final OA Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
18155802 MILLING TOOL AND COOLANT SLEEVE THEREFOR Non-Final OA ISCAR, LTD.
18564949 MULTIPLE-AXIS MACHINING CENTER WITH A TOOL MAGAZINE Non-Final OA VIGEL S.P.A.
18507355 TOOL HOLDER FOR EASY ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHIN-YAIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
17642927 LOADING OR UNLOADING DEVICE AND LOADING OR UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH ONE OR MORE MACHINE TOOLS Final Rejection DECKEL MAHO Pfronten GmbH
17679096 TOOL STORAGE AND MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
18022881 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA ETXE-TAR, S.A.
18019588 MACHINE TOOL WITH TWO INDEPENDENT CARRIAGES Final Rejection FIDIA S.P.A.
17597842 METHOD FOR HARD FINE MACHINING OF TWO TOOTHINGS ON A WORKPIECE, AND GEAR CUTTING MACHINE, CONTROL PROGRAM, HARD FINE MACHINING COMBINATION TOOLS AND SENSOR ASSEMBLY THEREFOR Final Rejection GLEASON SWITZERLAND AG
16980513 GRIPPING AND POSITIONING ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSPORTING A CLAMPING DEVICE BETWEEN DIFFERENT POSITIONS Non-Final OA GRESSEL AG

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