Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
458
Total Applications
+43.5%
Interview Lift
1244
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 426 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
81.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18939050 POWER TOOL Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18891362 POWER TOOL AND IMPACT TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
17842014 STRIKING TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
19175107 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AT LEAST ONE FILLING NEEDLE OF A NUMBER OF FILLING NEEDLES INTO AN ASEPTIC ISOLATOR Non-Final OA Groninger & Co. GmbH
19114217 END-OF-LINE BOX PROCESSING ONBOARD AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS Non-Final OA Ranpak Corp.
19055064 PACKAGING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF WRAPPING ARTICLES Non-Final OA SMURFIT KAPPA SERVICES LIMITED
18743516 ARTICLE-TRANSFER APPARATUS Final Rejection ISHIDA CO., LTD.
18042964 A METHOD AND A MOULD ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18115791 INSULATED BAG WITH HANDLES Final Rejection Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
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
18566614 CONNECTION WELDING FOR AUTOMATED STERILE CONNECTION AND FLUID TRANSFER Non-Final OA Geoffrey L. Hodge
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
17724127 WIPE CONTAINER Final Rejection Veltek Associates, Inc.

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