Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ENGLISH, JAMES A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3614 3616

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+29.0% vs TC avg
1165
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
795
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1145 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17962800 Electric Power Steering System with a Ball-Screw Assembly Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18641590 UTILITY VEHICLE Non-Final OA Polaris Industries Inc.
18308144 AUXILIARY PUMP ARRANGEMENT AND A POWER STEERING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AUXILIARY PUMP ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18388770 POWER ASSISTED STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18207678 STEERING RACK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18325189 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HAPTIC FEEDBACK FORCE AT A STEERING INTENTION INPUT DEVICE Final Rejection ZF Automotive Germany GmbH.
18792367 SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS FOR LOAD SENSING Final Rejection SmartWitness USA, LLC
18741227 Trailer Tongue System Non-Final OA New Heights, LLC
18437487 Coupling Apparatus Non-Final OA ACPS Automotive GmbH
18406533 BICYCLE FRONT-END MECHANISM FOR QUICK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA TIANJIN XUFENG SPORTS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.
18541661 All-terrain utility vehicle track mounting bracket system Non-Final OA Jesse Tilton
18498477 System and Method for Determining Tongue Weight Non-Final OA Hall Logic, Inc.
18245232 JACKING LINKAGE TYPE SIXTEEN-WHEEL FOUR-WAY SHUTTLE Non-Final OA LONLINK SMART STORAGE SOLUTION (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18347656 Mover Device for Autonomous Moving an Agricultural Implement Non-Final OA ECO CLIPPER B.V.
18249586 ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC FOOT Non-Final OA EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

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