Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CRANDALL, JOEL DILLON

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723 3799

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-12.2% vs TC avg
790
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1308
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 751 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18554643 POLISHING METHOD, AND POLISHING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18553127 POLISHING PAD, POLISHING APPARATUS, AND POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18691414 PNEUMATIC APPARATUS FOR A SENSOR APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18399488 SERVICE LIFT FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
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
18285091 POLISHING COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLISHING COMPOSITION, AND POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18282534 PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOKYO SEIMITSU CO,. LTD.
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.
18141485 ADVANCED GRIND LINE CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18247158 POLISHING PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD Non-Final OA Fujibo Holdings, Inc.
18330048 METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR THE COUPLED OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC SCRUBBING BRUSH AND AN ELECTRIC PUMP DEVICE Non-Final OA EINHELL GERMANY AG
18039598 SILENCER FOR A BLAST NOZZLE Non-Final OA BLASTONE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
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
17451177 ABRASIVE CUTTER AND METHOD FOR CUTTING THROUGH A RAIL OF A TRACK Non-Final OA ROBEL BAHNBAUMASCHINEN GMBH

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