Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CROSBY JR, RICHARD D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
520
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
1090
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 471 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18777151 BAND SAW Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18499561 Bolt Cutters Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18139451 BOLT CUTTER Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18059038 SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING PUNCHING UNIT FOR PUNCHING SHEETS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18745037 ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE WITH OPERATING ROD Non-Final OA YAMABIKO CORPORATION
18594061 CUTTING DEVICE AND CUTTING METHOD Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18716301 PRESS APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18668766 AUXILIARY BASE AND JIGSAW Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
17627958 HAIR-CUTTING APPARATUS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17619680 System for Protecting an Operator of a Power Tool Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18797310 PUNCH, PUNCHING MACHINE AND METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18635371 RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE NOTCHING DEVICE, NOTCHING METHOD AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18627288 SLICING MACHINE WITH PARKING POSITION FOR GRIPPER Non-Final OA MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMÜLLER SE & CO. KG
15834476 TORQUE SENSOR SAWBLADE ANTI-SKIVING SYSTEM Final Rejection Orthosoft ULC
18792145 Product Cutting System Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18824834 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE CUTTING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18479369 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SMART PERSONAL GROOMING Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18734202 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CUTTING Non-Final OA Lockheed Martin Corporation
18885190 PERSONAL CARE DEVICES AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Sincerely Ltd. LLC
18819894 KNIFE Non-Final OA KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD.
18338445 Method for transverse cutting of a water-soluble tape Final Rejection Fameccanica.Data S.p.A.
18690428 Printing and perforating machine Non-Final OA OPEN MIND VENTURES, S.L.U.
18766579 CUTTING INSTRUMENT WITH IMPROVED SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Planatome, LLC
18744096 SUCTION ATTACHMENTS FOR SURGICAL HAIR CLIPPERS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH SUCTION ATTACHMENTS Non-Final OA CareFusion 2200, Inc.
18423554 RAZOR Non-Final OA Bredan, Inc.
17966765 RIP GUIDE Non-Final OA Affinity Tool Works, LLC
18488988 DRY-CUT RAIL SAW WITH INTEGRATED DUST COLLECTION Non-Final OA JPL GLOBAL, LLC
18448306 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCORING AND/OR CUTTING CHEWING GUM Final Rejection PERFETTI VAN MELLE BENELUX BV
18094195 CLIPPING ACTUATOR Non-Final OA ROOBI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17895922 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING INSULATION Non-Final OA Vicon Machinery, LLC

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