Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FERRERO, EDUARDO R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3711 3721 3731

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
453
Total Applications
+45.2%
Interview Lift
1327
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 418 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18115791 INSULATED BAG WITH HANDLES Final Rejection Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
18939050 POWER TOOL Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18967177 SURGICAL TOOL WITH MANUAL CONTROL OF END EFFECTOR JAWS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18218495 SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING SHORTENED STAPLE CARTRIDGE NOSES Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17828693 CARTRIDGE RETENTION FEATURES FOR CURVED SURGICAL STAPLER Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17842014 STRIKING TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
19114217 END-OF-LINE BOX PROCESSING ONBOARD AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS Non-Final OA Ranpak Corp.
18277404 METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18653487 PACKAGING MACHINE Final Rejection VOLPAK, S.A.U.
19055064 PACKAGING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF WRAPPING ARTICLES Non-Final OA SMURFIT KAPPA SERVICES LIMITED
18743516 ARTICLE-TRANSFER APPARATUS Final Rejection ISHIDA CO., LTD.
18319494 FORMER, BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING MACHINE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING MACHINE Final Rejection ISHIDA CO., LTD.
18927124 POWER TOOL FACILITATING REPLACEMENT OF OPERATING HEAD Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG PRULDE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
18558616 PACKAGING APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR ARTICLES TO BE PACKAGED Final Rejection G.D S.P.A.
18042964 A METHOD AND A MOULD ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18689995 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING CAPSULES Non-Final OA I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
18694602 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMEDYING DISTURBANCES IN A FILLING AND/OR SEALING AND/OR POST-PROCESSING INSTALLATION Non-Final OA OPTIMA pharma GmbH
17289964 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PIVOTABLE EFFECTOR Non-Final OA Ezisurg Medical Co., Ltd.
18101535 Expanded Slit Sheet Packaging Material That Interlocks When Layered and Expanded Final Rejection HEXCELPACK, LLC
17572174 SLIT PAPER EXPANSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HEXCELPACK, LLC
17724127 WIPE CONTAINER Final Rejection Veltek Associates, Inc.
18008262 HEATING ELEMENT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD AND DEVICE OF MANUFACTURING EYE MASK PACK Non-Final OA HUMMINGAVIS CO.,LTD.

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