Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DONG, LIANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.1%
Allow Rate
-17.9% vs TC avg
548
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1153
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 480 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18557692 HANDHELD POWER TOOL Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18159979 CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING CAPS AND RELATIVE ASSEMBLY METHOD Final Rejection SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
18533893 FLOATING CUTTER UNIT AND TRIMMING PRESS PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA OILES CORPORATION
18326736 CUTTING APPARATUS AND ITS HOLDING DEVICE Final Rejection NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
18698842 BAND SAW BLADE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BAND SAW BLADE Non-Final OA AMADA MACHINERY CO., LTD.
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
18816079 DIVIDING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18366182 CUTTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA DISCO 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
18331337 Arrangement of a mowing head, an output shaft for receiving a mowing head and a fastening device for fixing the mowing head on the output shaft, and work apparatus with such an arrangement Final Rejection Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18465704 RAZOR CONNECTOR Final Rejection BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
18489092 CAP FOR A CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CAP Final Rejection SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA’ COOPERATIVA
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
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.
18416449 UTENSIL Final Rejection PACTIV LLC

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