Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+31.9% vs TC avg
1,165
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
32.6%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18324376 POWER TOOL USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18338578 MOWER Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
19191202 TUBING RETRIEVABLE SAFETY VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH SECONDARY FLAPPER AND SEAT Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19002767 REAR-DISCHARGE MOWER Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18911940 Powered Cutting Head System and Method Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18417355 HARVESTING HEADER FOR A COMBINE HARVESTER FOR HARVESTING CROPS WITH GRAINS GROWING ON STALKS Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18498903 COVERS FOR AGRICULTURAL CONCAVES AND GRATES Final Rejection Deere & Company
18236574 ELECTRIC LAWN MOWER INCLUDING AN ENERGY ABSORBING MODULE Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
18798416 REPLACEABLE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Textron Inc.
18973317 VARIABLE SPEED PICKUP FOR ROUND BALER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18416164 RESIDUE DEFLECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A CROP LOSS MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection CNH Industrial America LLC
18925527 BALE WRAP ASSEMBLY LOADING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

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