Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+31.8% vs TC avg
1,156
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1125 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
74.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18648596 WELLBORE FLUID SATURATION MAPPING Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18681592 ELEVATING APPARATUS, PUMP CARRYING-IN METHOD, PUMP PULLING-UP METHOD Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18498903 COVERS FOR AGRICULTURAL CONCAVES AND GRATES Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18290967 INDEPENDENT REEL POSITION CONTROL FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER HEADER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18416164 RESIDUE DEFLECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A CROP LOSS MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18284826 AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE WITH FLOATING GUIDANCE PLATE Final Rejection CNH Industrial America LLC
18483751 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ADJUST OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Belgium N.V.
18484910 WALK BEHIND POWER TOOLS Non-Final OA Techtronic Cordless GP
18593219 BRUSH CUTTER WITH REVERSIBLE BLADE ROTATION Non-Final OA Glacier Attachments, LLC
18398246 PUSH ROD MECHANISM AND LAWNMOWER HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA JIANGSU DONGCHENG TOOLS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18564161 END EFFECTOR FOR ROBOTIC REMOVAL OF A PART OF A CROP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA OCTIVA GROUP B.V.
18244796 AUTOMATED TRANSPORT OF CROPS Final Rejection Harvest CROO, LLC
18547591 TORQUE REDUCTION ASSEMBLY Final Rejection NXG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18277068 MOBILE HEDGE TRIMMER Non-Final OA GRUPPO DI GIACOMO INNOVATIVE THINGS S.r.l.
18356098 MOWER CUTTING UNIT HAVING BLADES AND LIFTING DEVICES Final Rejection FireFly Automatix, Inc.
18258269 SEPARATING DEVICE, COMBINE HARVESTER WITH A SEPARATING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING WEED SEEDS AND LOST CROPS FROM THE WASTAGE OUTFLOW OF A HARVESTING MACHINE Final Rejection PETKUS TECHNOLOGIE GMBH

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