Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DO, NHAT CHIEU Q

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.8%
Allow Rate
-6.2% vs TC avg
694
Total Applications
+48.4%
Interview Lift
1014
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 627 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
75.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Non-Final OA 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 Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18390762 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OUT PLATE FOR REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18270912 HAIR CUTTER CAP AND HAIR CUTTER WITH CAP Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18519466 POLE CHAIN SAW Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
17973866 MOVEMENT CONTROL OF MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18331480 WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
18364115 MACHINE FOR MAKING ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLES Final Rejection GDM S.P.A.
18535154 METHODS AND MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS ON WORKPIECES AND GRIPPER ATTACHMENTS FOR MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18536706 DEVICE WITH ROTATING BLADES, MACHINE COMPRISING SAID DEVICE, AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA Valmet Tissue Converting S.p.A.
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
18228667 ADJUSTABLE BLADE DEPTH PEN CUTTER Non-Final OA Slice, Inc.
18211586 SLIM PEN CUTTER Final Rejection 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
18795175 3D Pivoting Razor Non-Final OA KHAVAR, MARYAM
18566767 DRIVE UNIT FOR PRODUCT HOLD-DOWN ELEMENT Final Rejection Weber Food Technology GmbH
18774465 INTELLIGENT SEED PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON MULTISTAGE SCREENING AND BUD EYE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Inner Mongolia University For Nationalities
18727618 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING CAPSULES Non-Final OA SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA’ COOPERATIVA
18766396 GARDEN SHEARS STRUCTURE Non-Final OA HO CHENG GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD.
18762857 Punching die Final Rejection WS Wieländer + Schill Professionelle Karosserie-Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG
18641625 ROTARY CUTTER UNIT Final Rejection NIPPON TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
18388916 EXTRUSION RESIDUE SHEARS AND METHOD FOR SHEARING OFF AN EXTRUSION RESIDUE Non-Final OA SMS group GmbH
18690188 PUNCHING CYLINDER FOR THE ROTARY CUTTING OF A MATERIAL WEB, AND PUNCHING SHEET Final Rejection OPTIMA life science GmbH
18687446 CONTOUR CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sluis Cigar Machinery B.V.

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