Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3616 4100

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
907
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18390584 ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18511053 PAD LINER AND BRAKE DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE PAD LINER Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18483887 BRAKE MECHANISM, MOVABLE FRAME AND BABY CARRIER Final Rejection Wonderland Switzerland AG
18397135 PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM OF A TIPPER VEHICLE Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18625963 DAMPING DEVICE FOR REDUCING AND IN PARTICULAR BRAKING A MOVEMENT OF A SECOND COMPONENT MOVABLE RELATIVE TO A FIRST COMPONENT Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18606883 Rotary Damper for Reducing and in Particular Braking a Rotational or Pivotal Movement of a Second Component Rotatable Relative to a First Component Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18419911 HOUSING AND FRAME FOR EMB ACTUATOR Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
18559930 DISC BRAKE COMPRISING AN ADJUSTING UNIT Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18420375 BRAKE DEVICE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18679612 ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SHOCK ABSORBER HAVING DUAL SOLENOID VALVES Non-Final OA HL Mando Corporation
18534563 ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-STAGE DRIVE MECHANISM Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18513514 SNAP TYPE RETAINER FOR BALL RETURN OF BALL NUT Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18385393 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18385096 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING GEAR RATIO THEREOF Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18381427 DISC BRAKE Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18474516 CORROSION AND WEAR-RESISTANT BRAKE DISC AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18711060 ELECTRIC BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18682969 SHOCK ABSORBER Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18608341 SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME Final Rejection BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18470033 SHOCK ABSORPTION PEDAL WITH ADJUSTABLE RESISTANCE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18484788 PAD-HOLDING SPRING AND PAD RETURN SPRING ASSEMBLY, PAD ASSEMBLY, BRAKE CALIPER Final Rejection Brembo S.p.A.

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