Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DURHAM, NATHAN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732 3765

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
1030
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
946
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1008 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
32.1%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19351603 SEWING MACHINE Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19300310 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNED TUFTED PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Card-Monroe Corp.
19045915 Patterned Tufted Articles, Surface Coverings Comprising Same, And Systems And Methods Of Making And Using Same Final Rejection Columbia Insurance Company
19079144 CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18833204 CLOTHES-FOLDING MACHINE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18832461 CLOTHES FOLDING MACHINE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19261791 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3D CLOTHING DRAPING SIMULATION Non-Final OA CLO Virtual Fashion Inc.
19250507 IRONING MACHINE Non-Final OA GENHIGH TECH CO., LIMITED
19235690 GLOVE DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA QWIK GLOVE LLC
19236529 DOWNFLOW WATER DIVERTER SPECIFICALLY FOR A STEAM IRON AND STEAM IRON THEREOF Non-Final OA XIAMEN LESHIJIWU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
19091811 IRONING MACHINE Non-Final OA SHEN ZHEN SPIRAL GALAXY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18167356 SEWING MACHINE Final Rejection Inteva Products, LLC
18811216 STEAM IRONING HEAD, HAND-HELD IRONING MACHINE AND GARMENT STEAMER Final Rejection NINGBO KAIBO GROUP CO., LTD.
18785427 HANGER WITH A DOUBLE TORSION SPRING COIL CLIP AND HOOK SWING LIMITER Final Rejection King Keung Kennedy Chan
18731963 SEAT IRONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA HANUL SYSTEM CO., LTD.
18281301 FRAME FOR CLAMPING FABRIC FOR EMBROIDERY MACHINES AND EMBROIDERY MACHINE COMPRISING SAID FRAME Final Rejection Moncler S.P.A.
17401793 QUILTING RULER, QUILTING RULER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA KIMBERBELL KIDS, L.L.C.

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