Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HARTMANN, GARY S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3671

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
1291
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
890
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1244 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17885937 RAMMER WITH VIBRATION ISOLATION Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
17679343 CONCRETE TROWEL HAVING A MULTI-PIECE BLADE Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18505519 DOOR RAMP STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18344689 MODULAR EXPANSION JOINTS CONFIGURED TO MINIMIZE NOISE, BRIDGES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Washington
17086128 MODE SELECTION FOR AN OPERATOR CONTROL Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18235958 GROUND STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Tokuyama Corporation
17637770 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A TRACK Non-Final OA Plasser & Theurer Export von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
17600269 SOIL-COMPACTING MACHINE HAVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATION Final Rejection BOMAG GmbH
18487680 Selectively Frictionally Engaged Hole Cover Non-Final OA Clover Equipment, LLC
18374465 MONITORING GROUND ENGAGING PRODUCTS FOR EARTH WORKING EQUIPMENT Final Rejection ESCO GROUP LLC
18262698 PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGE Non-Final OA SHINMAYWA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17923550 GLARE SCREEN SYSTEM Final Rejection Intercrate Container Corp.
18261789 DEVICE FOR ACCESSING AN UNDERGROUND FACILITY, COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE ASSISTANCE CYLINDER Non-Final OA EJ EMEA
18221236 BLOWER MEANS FOR A ROAD MAKING MACHINE Non-Final OA JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
18217358 ROAD FINISHER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ITS OPERATION Non-Final OA JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
18201840 INSULATING MEANS AND COMBINATION OF A SCREED AND AN INSULATING MEANS Non-Final OA JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
18261176 INTERCONNECTING MAT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SNBC INC.
18204075 CURB GUARD Non-Final OA Ideal Shield, Inc.
18254228 Road Surface Matting Non-Final OA Ecomatpro PTE LTD
18317753 SEAL APPARATUS FOR DOCK LEVELERS Non-Final OA Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
18130727 Loading Dock with Integrated Leveler Non-Final OA Leum Engineering, Inc. d/b/a Dockzilla Co.
18109848 Asphalt Paver with Material Distribution Bar Non-Final OA Advanced Paving Technologies Inc.
18106216 SAFETY BOLLARD Non-Final OA SBI Industrial, LLC
17995375 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DECK SLAB FOR A BRIDGE Non-Final OA KOLLEGGER GMBH
17798923 IMPACT DEVICE Non-Final OA FLETCHER BUILDING HOLDINGS LIMITED

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