Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DONG, LIANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.3%
Allow Rate
-17.7% vs TC avg
551
Total Applications
+32.1%
Interview Lift
1074
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 482 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
84.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18788776 CUTTING DEVICE AND CUTTING SYSTEM Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18808428 BAND SAW Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18474346 CHAINSAW CUTTERS Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18469902 GARDEN TOOL AND PARALLEL POSITION SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
17792626 BLADE FOR A POWER TOOL Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18652837 VIBRATORY LINEAR ACTUATOR, FASTENING STRUCTURE FOR FASTENING VIBRATORY LINEAR ACTUATOR TO FASTENING PORTION COUNTERPART, AND CUTTER Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18284828 CUTTING DEVICE AND CUTTING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17796180 ELECTRIC RAZOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17817867 RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
18808439 RECIPROCATING POWER TOOL Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18496216 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER WITH OPTICAL KNIFE EDGE EVALUATION Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18054352 LUMBER BOARD CUTTING APPARATUS HAVING LUMBER BOARD GRIPPER Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18810048 WORKING MACHINE AND VIBRATION DAMPING MEMBER Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
18807469 BEARING FOR MOUNTING THE DRIVE SHAFT OF A WORK APPARATUS IN A GUIDE TUBE, AND WORK APPARATUS INCLUDING THE BEARING Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18791130 PUNCHING DEVICE AND PUNCHING METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18330524 DOUBLE-EDGED ART KNIFE Non-Final OA NINGBO XINGWEI CUTTING-TOOLS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18816079 DIVIDING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18366182 CUTTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18159979 CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING CAPS AND RELATIVE ASSEMBLY METHOD Final Rejection SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
18429492 Controlling and monitoring a digital printing system by inspecting a periodic pattern of a flexible substrate Non-Final OA Landa Corporation Ltd.
18843049 FOOD PORTIONING MACHINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF Non-Final OA THURNE-MIDDLEBY LTD
18489092 CAP FOR A CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CAP Final Rejection SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA’ COOPERATIVA
18551622 CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING CAPSULES Non-Final OA SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA’ COOPERATIVA
18465704 RAZOR CONNECTOR Final Rejection BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
18376653 FOOD CUTTER AND METHOD OF CUTTING FOOD Final Rejection McCain Foods Limited
17238699 ROTARY BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR CUTTING A FOOD PRODUCT INTO HELICAL STRIPS Non-Final OA McCain Foods Limited
18326736 CUTTING APPARATUS AND ITS HOLDING DEVICE Final Rejection NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
18644719 DETACHABLY FASTENABLE TRIMMER HEAD Final Rejection Shakespeare Company, LLC
18704165 HEAD FOR BRUSH CUTTERS Non-Final OA TECOMEC S.R.L.
18639774 ARTICULATING PAPER DISPENSER AND RELATED METHODS OF USE AND INSTALLATION Non-Final OA 1360625 B.C. LTD.

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