Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CICCHINO, PATRICK D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3619 3653 3656

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.5%
Allow Rate
+28.5% vs TC avg
808
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
895
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 780 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§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.
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
19001288 SHEET FEEDING CASSETTE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18976417 DOCUMENT TRANSPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18982271 SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
19034885 SHEET DISCRIMINATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18690645 MEDIA LOADING Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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.
18672369 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING MALFUNCTION OF SENSOR AND CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18618964 MEDIA GUIDE AND GUIDING Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation
18545411 ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18553877 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STACKING FLAT ITEMS Non-Final OA GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH

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