Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CRANDALL, JOEL DILLON

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723 3799

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.4%
Allow Rate
-11.6% vs TC avg
790
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 764 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
72.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18554643 POLISHING METHOD, AND POLISHING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18691414 PNEUMATIC APPARATUS FOR A SENSOR APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18545643 SOFT TOUCH COATING MATERIALS FOR SUBSTRATE HANDLING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17605916 A Hand-Held Electrically Powered Work Tool with Air Leaking Out in a Slot Between the Battery and Battery Compartment Final Rejection HUSQVARNA AB
18502228 WHEEL SERVICE MACHINE AND METHOD FOR LOCKING A WHEEL TO A WHEEL SERVICE MACHINE Non-Final OA NEXION S.P.A.
18298786 TOOTHBRUSH WITH CONTROLLED SUCTION AND/OR IRRIGATION Non-Final OA Dignity Health
18487463 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A SPINDLE OF A GRINDING MACHINE, ASSOCIATED METHOD AND ASSOCIATED GRINDING MACHINE Non-Final OA SKF Magnetic Mechatronics
18684905 ROTARY MECHANISM AND HANDHELD TOOL Non-Final OA BATAVIA B.V.
18266584 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FINISHING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE Non-Final OA FABRICA MACHINALE S.R.L.
18191552 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANAGING EYEGLASSES LENS MACHINING APPARATUS, AND EYEGLASSES LENS MACHINING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIDEK CO., LTD.
18577910 APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLEANING SOLAR CELL PANEL AND SOLAR CELL PANEL CLEANING SYSTEM USING SAME Non-Final OA GREEN WOOJEON CO., LTD.
18279802 METHOD FOR GRINDING A WORKPIECE WITH A TOOTHING OR A PROFILE Non-Final OA KAPP NILES GMBH & CO. KG
18141485 ADVANCED GRIND LINE CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18197953 Grinding machine and method of operating a grinding machine Non-Final OA ADELBERT HAAS GMBH
18315881 Method for Configuring a Double- or Single-Sided Processing Machine, and Double- or Single-Sided Processing Machine Non-Final OA Lapmaster Wolters GmbH

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