Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FERGUSON, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3678 3679

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
1301
Total Applications
+74.1%
Interview Lift
1171
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1253 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.3%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17912376 ADAPTER DEVICE AND CONNECTING MECHANISM THEREOF Non-Final OA WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
18218309 FASTENING DEVICE FOR MOBILITY AND MOBILITY HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17785568 Component Arrangement and Method for Producing a Component Arrangement Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
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.
18181136 REMOVABLE COUPLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUPLNG PANELS Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18252353 JOINT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18648002 AXIAL RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR AXIALLY FIXING ROTATING PARTS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18417115 AIMING PLATE Non-Final OA Musco Corporation
18104687 Quick-Connect Mounting System For Surgical Components Final Rejection MAKO Surgical Corp.
17522456 ROBOTIC PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection HIGHRES BIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
18493722 WELDMENT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
17570257 TRANSITIONS FOR JOINING CRASH IMPACT ATTENUATOR SYSTEMS TO FIXED STRUCTURES Final Rejection NUTECH VENTURES
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 Non-Final OA NATURE ARCHITECTS INC.
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
18440123 BALL SOCKET FOR A BALL JOINT Final Rejection STABILUS GMBH
18440164 CONNECTOR FOR TEMPORARY CONNECTING PROFILES Non-Final OA BeMatrix
18294410 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FIRST AND A SECOND MEMBER AND A CONNECTOR, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA C1 CONNECTIONS HOLDING B.V.
18039872 CONNECTOR FOR TWO COMPONENTS Final Rejection Knapp Holding GmbH
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.
18250590 BRAZING JOINT, BRAZING METHOD AND DEVICE, FOR PROMOTING SOLDER RHEOLOGY AND GAS OVERFLOW Non-Final OA ZHENGZHOU RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18137651 PORTABLE PASSIVE CABLE BARRIER SYSTEM Final Rejection Black Security Products, LLC
18169637 TUBE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA JAC PRODUCTS, INC.
18004315 MULTI-PART SOCKET-LIKE CEMENT-IN RETAINER Final Rejection BÖLLHOFF VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GmbH
18055492 COUPLING DEVICE Final Rejection L3Harris Release & Integrated Solutions Ltd

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