Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3635 3675 3726 3763

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+6.0% vs TC avg
597
Total Applications
+39.8%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 570 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
9.6%
§102 Novelty
69.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19263912 QUASI-CYLINDRICAL CARGO CONTAINER AND CONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Titan Trailers Inc.
18864323 BALL ARRANGEMENT METHOD FOR BALL BEARING, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR BALL BEARING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MACHINE AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA NSK LTD.
19198947 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SEPARATING MATERIALS FROM SKIDS AND PALLETS Non-Final OA Komar Industries, LLC
18231577 TOOL DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MACHINED PRODUCT Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
19081256 Mobility Vehicle Final Rejection Avan Mobility INC.
18801221 ADAPTABLE BUSHING ASSEMBLY REMOVAL COUPLER AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING BUSHING ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Tiger Tool International Incorporated
18709623 Method of Manufacturing a Truss Structure Element and a Truss Structure Non-Final OA Area Four Industries Cesko s.r.o.
18416319 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SUB-COMPONENTS, SUB-ELEMENTS, AND BUILDING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Builders FirstSource, Inc.
18574104 DELIMITATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Ceratizit Balzheim GmbH & Co. KG
18525906 DRILLING POSITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA Da Gu Hardware CO., LTD.
18559051 A JIG TO PERFORM TASKS ON A WORKPIECE AND ACCOMPANYING SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS USING SAME Non-Final OA SHAPER TOOLS, INC.
18352482 Fastener Non-Final OA Centrix AeroSpace LLC
17795184 METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE OF CUTTER FOR PDC CUTTING SYSTEM Final Rejection DYNATECH SYSTEMS, INC.

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