Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CICCHINO, PATRICK D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3619 3653 3656

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+28.7% vs TC avg
819
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
830
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 788 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
73.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19200360 FEED MECHANISM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FEED TRAY Non-Final OA Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18832765 Position Roller for Web Meander Control Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18625287 SHEET DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18693885 MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE Non-Final OA PFU LIMITED
18419089 SWING CONTROLLER Final Rejection PFU LIMITED
19051815 MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19247959 SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON DENSHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19034885 SHEET DISCRIMINATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
19045222 SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19007338 SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18762292 BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18618964 MEDIA GUIDE AND GUIDING Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation
18619001 CURVED GUIDES AND GUIDING Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation
18545411 ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18690645 MEDIA LOADING Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18578906 PRINT MEDIUM FEED Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18787583 SILENT ONE-WAY CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND DOCUMENT SCANNER USING THE SAME Final Rejection AVISION INC.
18818437 DRIVER SIDE BRAKE CONTROLLER Final Rejection Driving Success, Inc.
18837769 DEVICE FOR HANDLING ADJACENT SHEET ELEMENTS Non-Final OA OPEN MIND VENTURES, S.L.U.
18553877 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STACKING FLAT ITEMS Non-Final OA GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH

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