Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658 3678

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.1%
Allow Rate
+24.1% vs TC avg
819
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
935
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 778 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.2%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18923959 VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19218694 CONTROL DEVICE FOR GEAR SELECTION IN AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR GEAR SELECTION CONTROL IN AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
19266405 ARTICULABLE MECHANISMS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18957032 Electromechanical Actuator with Sliding Piston for Improved Hydrodynamic Bearing Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18295080 GEAR WITH A THREE-PART STRUCTURE Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
19086038 END RECIRCULATOR FOR A BALL SCREW MECHANISM Final Rejection NTN EUROPE
19209170 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE ELEMENT IN A DEVICE OF A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA VALEO EMBRAYAGES
19110343 GEAR-SHIFTING DEVICE FOR MOBILITY VEHICLE Final Rejection VALEO EMBRAYAGES
18625339 WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND MOVABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection WISTRON CORP.

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