Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3635 3675 3726 3763

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
590
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1017
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 558 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.7%
§102 Novelty
38.8%
§103 Obviousness
35.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19263912 QUASI-CYLINDRICAL CARGO CONTAINER AND CONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Titan Trailers Inc.
19208000 INDUCTION HEATING METHOD AND INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS FOR RING-SHAPED MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR RING-SHAPED MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR BEARING, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MECHANICAL DEVICE Final Rejection 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.
18463410 DOCKING STATION FOR A WORKPIECE HOLDER IN A DRIVERLESS TRANSPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen SE + Co. KG
18813256 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EQUIPPING TAMPON APPLICATORS WITH TAMPONS Non-Final OA Ruggli AG
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.
18641749 LOCKING DEVICE Non-Final OA Magna BÖCO GmbH
18561767 METAL CUTTING TURNING TOOL Non-Final OA AB SANDVIK COROMANT
18574104 DELIMITATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Ceratizit Balzheim GmbH & Co. KG
18394335 Rack magazine with setup unit Non-Final OA Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH
18525906 DRILLING POSITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA Da Gu Hardware CO., LTD.
18502987 LANYARD SYSTEMS FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Click Holdings, LLC
18559051 A JIG TO PERFORM TASKS ON A WORKPIECE AND ACCOMPANYING SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS USING SAME Non-Final OA SHAPER TOOLS, INC.
18273287 CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING-EDGE-REPLACEABLE CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA MOLDINO TOOL ENGINEERING, LTD.
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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