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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DOUGLAS, STEVEN O

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2482 3612 3649 3771 3785

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
1,586
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1125
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1578 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18939865 Loading, Tank or Service Flap Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18844140 Vehicle floor panel reinforcement member Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18851757 Side Sill for a Motor Vehicle Body Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18608052 VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19008319 VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH A SEALED GAP Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18466102 CANTILEVERED SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18533636 TILTING CAB DOOR FOR WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.

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