Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DO, NHAT CHIEU Q

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723 3724 3799

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
-6.0% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
+48.9%
Interview Lift
1014
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 650 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
34.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18390762 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OUT PLATE FOR REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
17912206 CUTTING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18819302 SAW BLADE Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18792736 STRING TRIMMERS Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18667075 STATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION OF POWER TOOLS Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18645444 POLE SAW WITH LOW PROFILE Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18520680 DUST CONTAINMENT DEVICE FOR A CHAINSAW Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18514496 LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR OUTDOOR TOOL Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18235145 CHAINSAWS HAVING CHAIN TENSIONING BIASING ELEMENTS Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18762035 HANDHELD POWER TOOL AND ONE-HANDED SAW Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
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
19048263 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED SHARPENER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18427194 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING THIN-FILM SPECIMENS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17973866 MOVEMENT CONTROL OF MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
19102249 Circular Saw Blade and Hand-Held Power Tool Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18878189 A HAIR CUTTING DEVICE AND AN ATTACHMENT THEREFORE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18270912 HAIR CUTTER CAP AND HAIR CUTTER WITH CAP Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19047849 CUTTING CONTROL METHOD, CUTTING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18933285 SiC INGOT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SiC SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18309594 ELECTRODE PLATE SLITTING CUTTER HOLDER AND ELECTRODE PLATE SLITTING MACHINE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18266863 ROBOT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING SCRAPING PROCESS Final Rejection Fanuc Corporation
18318348 MACHINING JIG, MACHINING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEAMLESS CAN BODIES Non-Final OA TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
18984570 NON-CONTACT PAD CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18787386 METHOD OF GRINDING WAFER Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18119394 ELECTRIC BEARD TRIMMER Final Rejection Braun GmbH
19010404 SLICING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SLICING FOODS Non-Final OA MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMÜLLER SE & CO. KG
18650159 KNIFE UNIT Non-Final OA Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
18661851 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CUTTING TOOL, AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA Kennametal Inc.
18876990 Cutting Tool with Inserted Teeth Non-Final OA The M. K. Morse Company
18700279 Dust Collecting Device Final Rejection JIANGSU DONGCHENG TOOLS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

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