Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HAMMERS, EDWARD F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724 3725

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
-4.7% vs TC avg
192
Total Applications
+38.5%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 167 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18606641 PRINTER AND CUTTER UNIT Final Rejection FCL Components Limited
17779284 HOT STAMP TOOLING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING A PART WITH TAILORED TEMPER PROPERTIES Final Rejection MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
18678575 RAZOR CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA DORCO CO., LTD.
18508677 RAZOR HANDLE Non-Final OA DORCO CO., LTD.
18119394 ELECTRIC BEARD TRIMMER Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
18804315 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUARDING AND COMPOUNDING MATERIAL WITH TWO ROLL MILL Non-Final OA Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
18809832 PROCESS FOR GRINDING MATERIALS Non-Final OA International Fine Chemistry, LLC
18800402 ARCUATE CUTTING TOOL PART, CUTTING TOOL AND MACHINING DEVICE Non-Final OA EVOBEND GmbH
18692180 SILOXANE-BASED RAZOR BLADE COATING Non-Final OA BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
18690906 DEVICE FOR A BLADE CLEANING AND ITS DIMENSIONAL DETECTION IN CUTTING MACHINES Non-Final OA ATOM CUTTING S.P.A.
18197937 BALE CUTTING ASSEMBLY FOR AGRICULTURAL MIXER APPARATUS Non-Final OA KOOIMA AG, INC.
18009796 BEND-BREAKING SYSTEM AND BEND-BREAKING PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA BANDO KIKO Co., Ltd.

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