Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GARFT, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1726 3632 3677 4100

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-0.9% vs TC avg
1,481
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
841
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1414 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18693074 TRI-JACK HYDRAULIC WORKOVER UNIT Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19452336 LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE ROOFING SUPPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Phil Squared Roof Jack Systems LLC
19452316 LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE ROOFING SUPPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Phil Squared Roof Jack Systems LLC
17101330 LIGHTWEIGHT ROOFING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING Final Rejection Phil Squared Roof Jack Systems LLC
19052892 FIXING DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
19048572 Edge Clip with Lever Clamping Mechanism Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18766769 Flexible Multi-Tube Retainer Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18599534 GRIPPING TOOL, GRIPPING UNIT, AND HANDLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18675907 CABLE PROTECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
17727976 COLUMN AND LEG LOCKING ASSEMBLIES FOR STATIONARY PLATFORMS Final Rejection SHELTERED WINGS, INC. d/b/a VORTEX OPTICS
19100201 PIPE CLAMPING APPLIANCE AND PIPE CLAMPING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18114781 SOFT ROBOTIC GRIPPER WITH A VARIABLE STIFFNESS ENABLED BY POSITIVE PRESSURE LAYER JAMMING Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
19048310 ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF VERTICAL HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR Non-Final OA DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.
18527481 AUXILIARY SIDE RACK Final Rejection SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
18915689 CABLE GUIDE CLAMP Non-Final OA Panduit Corp.
18544797 FASTENING DEVICE FOR FIXING TWO CABLES Final Rejection Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
18857261 FLOOR WIRING MODULE, FLOOR STACKED BODY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLOOR WIRING MODULE Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18197599 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HANGERS Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18759725 LOCK MECHANISM AND PROTECTOR Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATION
19021941 PV MODULE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY WITH CLAMP/STANDOFF ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA RMH Tech LLC
17502301 WIRELESS CONTROL MOUNT Final Rejection SRAM, LLC

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