Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3735 3788

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
-9.4% vs TC avg
994
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 965 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18970643 CONTAINER TRAY Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18975098 STACKABLE STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Techtronic Cordless GP
18908768 Firearm Case with Passive Air Regulation Non-Final OA Magpul Industries Corp.
18593506 CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS, COMPRISING A CONTAINER BODY COMPRISING FIBERS AND A HINGED CLOSURE COMPRISING FIBERS ARRANGED ON THE CONTAINER BODY, AND A HINGED CLOSURE COMPRISING FIBERS Non-Final OA Krones AG
18681358 BARRIER LAMINATE, LID MATERIAL, AND PACKAGING CONTAINER Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18978885 TOOL STORAGE CASE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Klein Tools, Inc.
19041064 CONTAINER TAMPER DETECTION CAPSULE, CONTAINER LID AND CAPSULE AND LID PRODUCTION PROCESSES Non-Final OA AMORIM TOP SERIES, SA
18938140 SCENTED ATTACHMENT FOR CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Szent Co.
18870597 SUBSTRATE STORING CONTAINER AND LID-BODY-SIDE SUBSTRATE SUPPORT PART Non-Final OA MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
18562081 PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH OXYGEN SCAVENGER AND PASSIVE OXYGEN BARRIER IN BODY PORTION Non-Final OA NIAGARA BOTTLING, LLC
17983744 WEATHERPROOF STORAGE TOTE Non-Final OA CREATIVE PLASTIC CONCEPTS, LLC
18569526 ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR CONTAINER Final Rejection Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
18544893 TABLET CRUSHER BOTTLE Final Rejection PepsiCo, Inc.
18586078 OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION BOX CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE WATER-RESISTANT ENCLOSURE Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18779885 COMPOSITE PROTECTIVE CASE FOR PHONES, OTHER PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND OTHER APPARATUS Final Rejection Urban Armor Gear, LLC
18750029 EMERGENCY CASE AND USE OF AN EMERGENCY CASE Non-Final OA W. Söhngen GmbH
18517368 Multilayer Tube Laminate with Paper Layer and Protective Coating Arranged Thereon, Tubular Body and Tube Final Rejection Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging Germany GmbH & Co. KG
18490140 TEXTURED SURFACE FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Canpack S.A.
18432649 CONTAINER WITH CHANGEABLE DECORATIVE INSERT CAPABILITY Non-Final OA Covering the Bases, Inc.
18578453 MULTIPART CLOSURE Final Rejection Rosti Group AB
18105402 STORAGE BOX Final Rejection Embalajes Capsa, S.L.

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