Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: COOK, KYLE A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1787 2847 3726

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
331
Total Applications
+41.2%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 290 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
76.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18559828 A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSORIZED BEARING RING Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18968715 BEARING ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, BEARING MANUFACTURING METHOD, MACHINE MANUFACTURING METHOD, VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, BEARING ELEMENT, BEARING, MACHINE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection NSK LTD.
18299472 COMPOSITE STRUCTURE REPAIR SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18574077 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18718615 FEED MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA THK CO., LTD.
18576134 GANTRY SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
19053510 Apparatus for Processing a Workpiece and Corresponding Method Final Rejection PROFIL Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
19028700 ROOT INSERT STOPPER FASTENING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA TPI Technology, Inc.
17832277 METHOD OF COATING A TRANSDERMAL CATHETER WITH AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT Non-Final OA ICU Medical, Inc.
18716720 WELDED STRUCTURE AND WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18571843 TOOL TRANSFER SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA DMG MORI CO., LTD.
18345120 CLEANING TOOL AND WORKPIECE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18748617 LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL THREAD Final Rejection Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
18855862 Piston Blank, Piston, And Method Non-Final OA KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH
17925332 THREADED SLEEVE FOR ASSEMBLING WITH HEAT INPUT IN A COMPONENT MANUFACTURED BY FDM PROCESS Final Rejection TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
18573214 Improving Processing of a Flexible Circuit Board (CB) Using a Vacuum Plate Adapted to the CB Design Final Rejection Orbotech Ltd.
18703656 MULTI-PIECE FASTENERS AND METHODS OF FASTENING Non-Final OA HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
18521894 Cutting Tool Assemblies, Face Mills, and Related Methods Non-Final OA ENGIS CORPORATION
18515342 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPHERICAL METAL ARTICLES Non-Final OA OBSHCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOSTYU "NPP SISTEMA 48"
18511704 TWIST DRILL WITH MULTI-STEP DRILL POINT Non-Final OA Danyang Kaiyiyuan Tools Co., Ltd.
18509323 PORTABLE WIRE STRIPPING AND CRIMPING MACHINE Non-Final OA Yuan Cheng Automatic Control CO., LTD.
18557803 CONSTANT LEAD BARREL TOOLING Non-Final OA KYOCERA SGS PRECISION TOOLS, INC.
17587502 Tool and Method for Creating Back Tapers at the Teeth of a Toothing of a Gear Non-Final OA Präwema Antriebstechnik GmbH
18346876 UNLOADING DEVICE AND UNLOADING METHOD FOR GANTRY-TYPE MACHINING CENTER BEAM GUIDE RAIL Non-Final OA Jilin University
17947142 Wheel Beadlock Design Non-Final OA Wheel Pros, LLC

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