Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HAYES, KRISTEN C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3642 3643 3647

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
1,304
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
932
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1264 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.9%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19244164 PLANT CULTIVATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18235979 QUICK RELEASE DETACHABLE PLATFORM GATE Non-Final OA OSHKOSH CORPORATION
18939561 METHOD OF CULTIVATING FRUIT VEGETABLE PLANT, CULTIVATION APPARATUS FOR FRUIT VEGETABLE PLANT, AND TOMATO PLANT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19213547 Biomass Clumping Material and Methods Non-Final OA Lignetics, Inc.
18993717 PLANT POT CARRIER Non-Final OA PLANTOPIA ECO PULP LTD
18619847 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERTICAL FARMING Non-Final OA Oishii Farm Corporation
18862280 GERMINATION UNIT Non-Final OA PB TECHNIEK B.V.
18461075 EROSION REMEDIATION PRODUCT Non-Final OA PROFILE PRODUCTS LLC
18124549 LIGHT SOURCE MODULE FOR PLANT CULTIVATION AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
18345584 STACKABLE LIGHTING MODULE Final Rejection Autostore Technology AS
18316859 STACKABLE MODULE Final Rejection Autostore Technology AS
18346354 LIFTING AND LOWERING HANDRAIL STRUCTURE FOR LADDER Non-Final OA New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
18518484 WALKING TYPE AERIAL WORK PLATFORM Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG DINGLI MACHINERY CO., LTD
18285627 Guard Rail for Multifunction Scaffold Non-Final OA Grady F. Smith & Co., Inc. d/b/a ScaffoldMart
18376373 Compactly Stackable Scaffold Ladder Frames Non-Final OA Grady F. Smith & Co., Inc. d/b/a ScaffoldMart
18372004 SYSTEM FOR TREATING PLANTS ESPECIALLY IN AGRICULTURE Final Rejection BILBERRY SAS
18367411 Stairway for an Inflatable Structure Non-Final OA IP Holdings FL LLC.
18345565 ROOF LADDER ANCHOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hahn Roofing and Restoration, LLC
18103467 SELF-PROPELLING BODY LIMB MASSAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Rollvy Inc.

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