Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FERGUSON, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3678 3679 3796

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
1,312
Total Applications
+73.7%
Interview Lift
1091
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1261 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
66.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18655976 WATER SEALING SURFACE ATTACHMENT Non-Final OA Unirac, Inc.
18629340 CONNECTING UNIT AND CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A DRIVE DEVICE TO A ROD, AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A DOCTOR ROD Non-Final OA Voith Patent GmbH
18556205 TUBULAR CONNECTING ELEMENT BETWEEN CAGES FOR HOUSEHOLD PETS Non-Final OA FERPLAST S.P.A.
17785568 Component Arrangement and Method for Producing a Component Arrangement Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18312426 PERMANENT METALLIC JOINT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18218309 FASTENING DEVICE FOR MOBILITY AND MOBILITY HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18648002 AXIAL RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR AXIALLY FIXING ROTATING PARTS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18181136 REMOVABLE COUPLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUPLNG PANELS Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18732463 Riveted Assemblies and Methods for Riveting Components Non-Final OA BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
18493722 WELDMENT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18014657 JOINT FOR A DEVICE MOVEABLE IN VACUUM, MECHANISM FOR MOVING A DEVICE IN VACUUM AND DEVICE Final Rejection MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
18161214 COMPOSITE SWIVEL ASSEMBLY Final Rejection SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
18657042 BALUSTER ATTACHMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Novo Building Products, LLC
18700894 CONNECTOR Final Rejection NATURE ARCHITECTS INC.
18687902 FLEXIBLE JOINT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND BENDING SECTION FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Precision Robotics (Hong Kong) Limited
18624509 SHELF FITTING FOR A FURNITURE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Häfele Berlin GmbH &Co KG
18620855 SHELF FITTING FOR FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Häfele Berlin GmbH & Co KG
18440164 CONNECTOR FOR TEMPORARY CONNECTING PROFILES Non-Final OA BeMatrix
18440123 BALL SOCKET FOR A BALL JOINT Non-Final OA STABILUS GMBH
18291089 VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAVING A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL Non-Final OA DELTABLOC INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18403440 HIDDEN FASTENER UNIT AND RELATED METHOD OF USE Final Rejection National Nail Corp.
17570257 TRANSITIONS FOR JOINING CRASH IMPACT ATTENUATOR SYSTEMS TO FIXED STRUCTURES Non-Final OA NUTECH VENTURES
18455801 MECHANICALLY ATTACHED EDGE SYSTEM FOR TWO OR MORE WORK PIECES Non-Final OA De Lorenzo Marble & Tile, Inc.
18262115 FOLDING JOINT Final Rejection SHENZHEN MEIDAHANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18039872 CONNECTOR FOR TWO COMPONENTS Final Rejection Knapp Holding GmbH
18169637 TUBE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA JAC PRODUCTS, INC.
17626039 COUPLING DEVICE FOR THE MODULAR CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES OR OBJECTS Non-Final OA Elvir Pacarada

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