Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HALL JR, TYRONE VINCENT

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3652 3723

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
967
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 921 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18344824 SPRING COMPRESSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18319370 ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR A CLOSURE LATCH FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18452652 WORK TABLE FOR LASER PROCESSING AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18547889 WORKPIECE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WORKPIECE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18588387 VEHICLE WITH LIFTING DEVICE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18434751 SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT TRANSFER APPARATUS AND TRANSFER METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17915960 CHANNEL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHANNEL MEMBER Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
18460202 OMNIDIRECTIONAL BIASING ELEMENTS FOR A BATTERY COUPLING IN A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE, AND MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES INCORPORATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Crown Equipment Corporation
17427486 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A STRESSING STRAND Final Rejection Wobben Properties GmbH
18617393 MATERIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MATERIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
18432294 WORKPIECE SUCTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
18238737 Vacuum Wafer Chuck With Solid Diamond Pins Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18422526 Saddle and Removable Extension for a Floor Jack with Storage Assembly Non-Final OA Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
18498582 WOOD AND METAL WORKING TOOLS HAVING A LOW FRICTION COATING Non-Final OA JPW Industries Inc.
18177071 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL FIBER USING NON-CONTACT PNEUMATIC LEVITATION Non-Final OA Sterlite Technologies Limited
18584827 AUTOMATED CLAMP Non-Final OA THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
18583413 AUTOMATED CLAMP Non-Final OA THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
18433079 ROBOT-CONTROLLED MODULAR ROTARY TABLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Kinetic Technologies, L.L.C.
18233889 TOOL FOR PEELING A WEIGHT FROM A RIM Non-Final OA U-CAR INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18419348 Adjustable Length Block Assemblies Non-Final OA FIREBALL TOOL WORKS LLC
18504123 WAFER HOLDING DEVICE HAVING FUNCTION OF POSITIONING WAFER Non-Final OA SKY TECH INC.
18413261 CLAMPING OR GRIPPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GRIPPING OR CLAMPING A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA SMW-Autoblok Spannsysteme GmbH
18523046 NESTABLE WHEEL RAMPS WITH REMOVABLE CHOCKS Non-Final OA CALIBER INC.
18027737 MULTI-AXIS MACHINING CENTER WITH MECHANIZED TOOL MAGAZINE Final Rejection VIGEL S.P.A.
18216451 QUICK CONNECTOR Non-Final OA AFFINITY TOOL WORKS, LLC
18239760 CROWBAR FOR PULLING A PLASTIC NAIL Non-Final OA COMLOCK ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
18449079 MULTI-SPEED ELECTRIC JACK FOR LINE PULLING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sherman + Reilly, Inc.
18351815 PALLET AND HANDTRUCK Final Rejection Sysco Corporation
18257211 A MACHINING DEVICE FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Modig Machine Tools AB
18247533 APPARATUS FOR CENTERING, GUIDING AND ADVANCING BARS TO BE FED TO MACHINE TOOLS Non-Final OA CUCCHI GIOVANNI & C. S.r.l.

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