Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3726

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
405
Total Applications
+52.4%
Interview Lift
959
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 362 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18147508 BATTERY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHODS Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18272423 Formation Device for Battery Cell Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
19210287 MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION BY HOT CUTTING Final Rejection BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
17339726 BALLOON CATHETER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
19061154 TWIST-LOCK FASTENERS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18574078 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18765695 Locking Bracket Non-Final OA Victaulic Company
19195615 Additively Manufactured Combustion Chambers, Manifold Structures and Hybrid Additive Processes Related Thereto Non-Final OA Relativity Space, Inc.
18661803 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROTOR BLADE OF VACUUM PUMP, ROTOR BLADE OF VACUUM PUMP, AND VACUUM PUMP Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
19175881 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
18632148 METHOD FOR FORMING A REINFORCED ALUMINUM COMPONENT AND REINFORCED ALUMINUM COMPONENT Non-Final OA Textron Aviation, Inc.
18863026 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAKING A T-BRANCH FOR PIPES Final Rejection T-DRILL OY
17937014 Innerspring Unit Non-Final OA Spühl GmbH
18841234 SPRING HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection HS PRODUCTS LTD
18033592 APPARATUS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS, INCLUDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL LATTICE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION CORPS
18220961 THERMOSET BODY COUNTERSINK Non-Final OA AB SANDVIK COROMANT
18309118 PANEL WITH LOCKING DEVICE Final Rejection Välinge Innovation AB
18595371 QUICK-RELEASE CAPTIVE CLAMPING PIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Carr Lane Manufacturing Co.
18320555 GEARWHEEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GEARWHEEL, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A GEARWHEEL Non-Final OA Klingelnberg AG
18576789 PROCESSING TOOL AND A PROCESSING TOOL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SECO TOOLS AB
18570997 ROTARY TABLE AND MACHINE TOOL EQUIPPED THEREWITH Non-Final OA MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
18096574 MANUFACTURING METHOD, PRODUCT OF BICYCLE FRAME UNIT AND PRESTRUCTURE OF BICYCLE FRAME ADAPTABLE FOR DIFFERENT MOTOR SYSTEMS Final Rejection Astro Tech Co., Ltd.
17810821 Method for Assembling a Mattress Foundation Non-Final OA WERNER MEDIA PARTNERS LLC
17998637 HEAT EXCHANGER MATERIAL AND HEAT EXCHANGER FOR CRYOGENIC COOLING SYSTEMS, AND A SYSTEM Final Rejection Bluefors Oy

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