Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CROSBY JR, RICHARD D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2654 3722 3724

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
544
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
1027
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 492 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
35.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18777151 BAND SAW Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18739533 CUTTING DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18582825 TABLE SAW Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
18906850 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED GAUGE PLATE SLIDE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18906839 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED BELT TENSIONER Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18594061 CUTTING DEVICE AND CUTTING METHOD Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18937683 TABLE SAW Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
18429859 STRING TRIMMER WITH POLE BREAK Non-Final OA Black & Decker, Inc.
18637298 NOTCHING DEVICE AND BATTERY ELECTRODE AND BATTERY MODULE MANUFACTURED BY NOTCHING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
19052488 Working Machine And Hanging Plate Non-Final OA YAMABIKO CORPORATION
18745037 ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE WITH OPERATING ROD Final Rejection YAMABIKO CORPORATION

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