Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GERTH, KATIE L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
318
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 281 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19097638 BEARING RETAINER FOR A POWER TOOL Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18956865 POWERED FASTENER DRIVER Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18951208 REACTION ARM POWER TOOL WITH CLUTCH MECHANISM Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18800332 POWERED SCREWDRIVER INCLUDING CLUTCH SETTING SENSOR Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19215144 POWER TOOL WITH MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION AND ERGONOMIC HANDGRIP Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18642501 APPARATUS FOR DRIVING FASTENERS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18982125 ELECTRIC DRIVING TOOL Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
18406313 DRIVING TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
18497846 PACKAGING WITH SEALING MATERIALS HAVING DIFFERENT SEALING CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Pregis LLC
18917321 Methods and Systems for Preparing Blanks for Forming Carriers for Containers Final Rejection Graphic Packaging International, LLC
19034189 PORTABLE HAND-HELD HYDRAULIC TOOLS Final Rejection Hubbell Incorporated
18992727 Method for controlling a charging apparatus Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
17782041 WORKING TOOL Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
19008399 NAIL GUN AND RESTRICTION DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
18680077 CAP FEEDING DEVICE AND CAP NAILER HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
18869513 A Pipe Clip Dispensing Device Non-Final OA Hawthorne Holdings Pty Ltd
18844235 HOLDING JIG, SEALING DEVICE, AND SEALING METHOD Non-Final OA KY7 INC.
18922276 FLEXIBLE INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER WITH COLLECTION SKIRT Final Rejection Andax Industries LLC
18562125 FILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FILLING CONTAINERS Non-Final OA I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
18556571 PROCESS AND MACHINE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH INSECT LARVAE Final Rejection MEALFOOD EUROPE S.L.
18277990 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT CLOSING Non-Final OA ACG Pam Pharma Technologies Pvt Ltd
18203970 ROBOTIC STRAPPING MACHINE WITH PIVOTING STRAPPING HEAD AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc.
17786793 PACKAGING MATERIAL PRODUCTION MACHINE AND DIVERTER Non-Final OA Sprick GmbH Bielefelder Papier- und Wellpappenwerke & Co.

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