Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HARP, WILLIAM RAY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3651 3653 3731

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
1,177
Total Applications
+10.6%
Interview Lift
816
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1144 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
5.0%
§102 Novelty
63.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18712629 BUFFER DEVICE Non-Final OA Krones AG
17965192 MULTIPLEX AIR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18885692 TRANSPORT APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18848670 CONVEYOR TRACK AND PALLET FOR A CONVEYOR TRACK Non-Final OA FLEXLINK AB
18890234 CONVEYOR BELT SUPPORT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Flexible Steel Lacing Company
18758342 AIR LOCK FOR PNEUMATIC VIAL SORTER Non-Final OA Innovation Associates, Inc.
18811095 FEEDING DEVICE FOR FEEDING AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER, A CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Körber Pharma, Inc.
18808542 CORE LOGGING TRACK TILT ADAPTER AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Dynamics G-Ex Pty Ltd
17927090 CONNECTING DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING A HOLDER FOR COMPONENTS OF A CONVEYOR DEVICE, AND CONVEYOR DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING UNIT LOADS Final Rejection TGW Logistics GmbH
18835009 FLOATING UNIT Non-Final OA Eitzenberger GmbH
18643800 SHEET HANDLING PROCESS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA GS-MR GLASS AND STONE (MACHINERY AND ROBOTICS) UK & IRELAND LTD.
18437851 BRAKE ASSEMBLY OF ELONGATED ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Thor Global Enterprises Ltd.
18435869 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AIRFLOW AND CONTAMINATION IN LOADING STATIONS AND CHUTES OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA TRANS-VAC SYSTEMS LLC
18422328 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING AND DISPENSING PACKAGES Final Rejection AI International, Inc.
18548643 AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, A COMPUTER PROGRAM, A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRFLOW IN A FEED SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT OF THE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA VÄDERSTAD HOLDING AB
18506703 MECHANICAL - PNEUMATIC METER OF SOLID MATERIALS FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS Non-Final OA INDECAR MAQUINARIAS S.A.
18277241 Pneumatic Transport of Insects Final Rejection Illucens GmbH
17710129 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO A MOVING ELEMENT ON A CONVEYOR AND ACCESSORY DRIVEN BY POWER PROVIDED TO A MOVING ELEMENT Non-Final OA ATS AUTOMATION TOOLING SYSTEMS INC.

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