Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DO, NHAT CHIEU Q

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
-6.4% vs TC avg
690
Total Applications
+49.1%
Interview Lift
1068
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 618 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.7%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
33.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18309594 ELECTRODE PLATE SLITTING CUTTER HOLDER AND ELECTRODE PLATE SLITTING MACHINE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18527636 STACKING APPARATUS OF SHEET-SHAPED WORKPIECE AND STACKING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection IHI Corporation
18819302 SAW BLADE Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18667075 STATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION OF POWER TOOLS Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18681200 INTERCHANGEABLE TOOL ATTACHMENT AND SYSTEM Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18520680 DUST CONTAINMENT DEVICE FOR A CHAINSAW Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18514496 LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR OUTDOOR TOOL Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18235145 CHAINSAWS HAVING CHAIN TENSIONING BIASING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18390762 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OUT PLATE FOR REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18535154 METHODS AND MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS ON WORKPIECES AND GRIPPER ATTACHMENTS FOR MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18519466 POLE CHAIN SAW Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18427194 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING THIN-FILM SPECIMENS Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17973866 MOVEMENT CONTROL OF MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18331480 WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
18725347 Jigsaw Comprising Mutually Spaced Connecting Regions Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18364115 MACHINE FOR MAKING ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLES Final Rejection GDM S.P.A.
18270912 HAIR CUTTER CAP AND HAIR CUTTER WITH CAP Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18696897 CUTTING APPARATUS AND MULTI-LAYERED MATERIAL Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18536706 DEVICE WITH ROTATING BLADES, MACHINE COMPRISING SAID DEVICE, AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA Valmet Tissue Converting S.p.A.
17762310 Wire saw for an endless wire Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
17899270 PRE-SHAPED ALLOGRAFT IMPLANT FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL USE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE, AND TOOLS FOR FORMING A PRE-SHAPED ALLOGRAFT IMPLANT FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL USE Non-Final OA ALLOSOURCE
18729653 A BATTERY POWERED CHAINSAW COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HANDLE HEATING ELEMENT Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18215086 NOTCHING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18784497 SHAVING BLADE Non-Final OA DORCO CO., LTD.
18198945 NON-FLUORINATED ORGANIC COATING MATERIAL FOR A RAZOR BLADE Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18380037 Slit Cutter Final Rejection Vitro Flat Glass LLC
18267831 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORATING A PIPE WALL Final Rejection T-DRILL OY
18228667 ADJUSTABLE BLADE DEPTH PEN CUTTER Non-Final OA Slice, Inc.
18810761 HAIR CLIPPER PIVOT MOTOR DESIGNED FOR BATTERY POWER Non-Final OA WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION
18800343 SAW BLADE Non-Final OA Weldco Fabrication and Design, LLC

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