Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FOSTER, NICHOLAS L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3617 3674 3675

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
772
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
32.9%
§102 Novelty
33.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18721256 GASKET FOR A TRANSITION PIECE OF A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SUCH A GASKET Non-Final OA BASF SE
19116205 GLAZING COMPRISING SEVERAL PROFILED SEALS, PROFILED SEAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A GLAZING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
19106568 FLOATING SEAL DEVICE Non-Final OA EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18866463 SLIDING COMPONENT Non-Final OA EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
19058466 SEALING DEVICE FOR BEARING UNIT Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19073624 GROMMET APPARATUS Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18593004 SEAL TO BE DISPOSED BETWEEN A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND AN ENVIRONMENT MODULE Final Rejection Deere & Company
19221649 SEALING ELEMENT Final Rejection Carl Freudenberg KG
18573508 Fastening Arrangement for Fastening Two Objects to Each Other Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19130608 SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
18851485 SEALING SYSTEM WITH EXTRA PRESSURE PROTECTION, MACHINE AND METHOD Non-Final OA NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE -S.R.L.
19115851 Piston Ring Final Rejection TPR Co., Ltd.
18471026 TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Nabtesco Corporation
19023928 SEALING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Guangzhou SINOMACH Sealing Technology Co., Ltd.
18730906 BOOT Final Rejection HI-LEX CORPORATION
18958083 SEALING RING FOR RECIPROCATING PUMP Non-Final OA GD Energy Products, LLC
18526074 STUD BOLT FIXTURE Non-Final OA DAIWA KASEI INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.
18864612 Seal for a Radial Gap Between Two Links of a Robot Arm Non-Final OA KUKA Deutschland GmbH
18850121 ANNULAR SEAL MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA VALQUA, LTD.
18239407 CAPTIVE SCREW Non-Final OA COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
18676983 Seal Assembly Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
18764289 SHAFT SEALING ASSEMBLY OF HANDHELD DEVICE, FRONT END WATERPROOF ASSEMBLY, AND HOST DEVICE Final Rejection Shenzhen Shuye Technology Co., Ltd.
18752900 FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Ichor Systems, Inc.
18403029 FAST AND SIMPLE EXPANSION BOLT Non-Final OA Jiangsu Sunwell Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
18214083 MECHANICAL PLUG Non-Final OA Petersen Resources, LLC.

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