Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOLLY, LEE A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3726

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
609
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
940
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 578 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18346330 TOOL BIT FOR AN IMPACT POWER TOOL Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19137557 MACHINING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING AN ANNULAR WORKPIECE Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
18356733 Pipe Element Having Wedging Groove Non-Final OA Victaulic Company
18965479 FORMATION OF A CHAMBER FOR A FLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18427696 FASTENING METHOD AND FASTENING SYSTEM Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18213703 APPLICATION APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED DRILLING UNIT Non-Final OA thyssenkrupp AG
18211365 ROTARY CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA KENNAMETAL INC.
18674584 CORRUGATING ROLLER MANUFACTURING METHOD, CORRUGATING ROLLER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND CORRUGATING ROLLER Non-Final OA BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH
18972568 Method for producing building elements Non-Final OA WEINMANN Holzbausystemtechnik GmbH
18895505 OUTWARD DIRECTION PIPE FITTING SWAGE MACHINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, LLC
18450225 COATED CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA YG-1 Co., Ltd
18342699 Chamber Sealing Process for Temperature Equalizing Plate and Temperature Equalizing Plate Manufactured by Same Non-Final OA Raytech Precision Technologies (Shuyang) Co., Ltd.
17831348 HYDRAULIC TUBE EXPANDER AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection DiversiTech Corporation
17793515 METAL RECOVERY METHOD Non-Final OA DOWA ECO SYSTEM CO., LTD.

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