Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CIGNA, JACOB JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3726 3753

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
792
Total Applications
+33.9%
Interview Lift
1179
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 753 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18601998 FLATTENING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
19032974 CABLE GUIDES Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18366055 Rotary Tool and Standby Base Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18485533 SELF-FEED BIT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18365289 DRILL BIT WITH MULTI-STEPPED TIP Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
19243573 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
19138730 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL MARKING DEVICE FOR FASTENER PLACEMENTS Final Rejection SCHAFER GLOBAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
18559820 A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GUIDE ROLLER, AND CORRESPONDING GUIDE ROLLER AND WIRE ROLLING MACHINE Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18549788 Cutting Body and Drilling Tool Having a Cutting Body Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19208531 3D SHAPING INKJET INK Non-Final OA MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18429692 DRILL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DRILLED PRODUCT Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
19049585 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED DENTURE BASE WITH BRACING BODY Non-Final OA Dentsply Sirona Inc.
18565969 Work Machine Non-Final OA DMG MORI CO., LTD.
18326269 MANUFACTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING MOBILE CART WITH TRUNNION AXIS CONTROL Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18643652 SLIDE GATE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Mueller International, LLC
18744144 HYBRID HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.
18538589 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GEAR SHAFT, GEAR SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE BOOSTER Final Rejection ZF Active Safety GmbH
18287374 CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA AB SANDVIK COROMANT
18588722 FLUID CONTACT MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLUID CONTACT MEMBER Final Rejection HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
18425456 CUTTING INSERT AND TOOL FOR MACHINING Non-Final OA Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
18500206 CARPET PILE SEAM ROLLER Non-Final OA Q.E.P. Co. Inc.
18507277 LATERAL PROCESSING MACHINE AND LATERAL PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUGINO MACHINE LIMITED
18483001 SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MULTIPLE LARGE-SIZED SANDWICH PANELS Non-Final OA Good RV Equipment INC
18373649 PORTABLE CNC MACHINE AND MACHINING METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA Force Precision Instrument Co, Ltd.
18475983 CUTTING TOOL WITH ADDITIONAL SHAFT-SIDE SECONDARY CUTTING TOOLS Non-Final OA Heule Werkzeug AG
17350854 INDICIA BEARING SEPTUMS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SEPTUMS AND PORTAL THEREFOR Non-Final OA SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.

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