Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3616 4100

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
49
Total Applications
-32.1%
Interview Lift
832
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18448420 INTERFACE DEVICE FOR A COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18419911 HOUSING AND FRAME FOR EMB ACTUATOR Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
18690829 PNEUMATIC VALVE DEVICE INCLUDING A QUICK RELEASE INSERT Final Rejection ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18390584 ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18624681 ADAPTIVE SPRING RATE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18891174 DAMPER VALVE AND VIBRATION DAMPER Non-Final OA thyssenkrupp AG
18842459 SHOCK ABSORBER AND DAMPING VALVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18711060 ELECTRIC BRAKE DEVICE Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18682969 SHOCK ABSORBER Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18894217 DEVICE FOR A BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM, PEDAL SYSTEM, BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18693269 SHOCK ABSORBER Final Rejection KYB Corporation
18847623 CHECK VALVE Non-Final OA HL MANDO 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 Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18513514 SNAP TYPE RETAINER FOR BALL RETURN OF BALL NUT Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18832010 BUSHING FOR AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET Non-Final OA Vibracoustic SE
18775538 MOTOR VEHICLE MOUNT, MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Vibracoustic SE
18234119 WEB-TYPE BEARING FOR SUPPORTING A VEHICLE PART Final Rejection Vibracoustic SE
18474516 CORROSION AND WEAR-RESISTANT BRAKE DISC AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18608341 SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18470033 SHOCK ABSORPTION PEDAL WITH ADJUSTABLE RESISTANCE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18610054 VEHICULAR BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM Final Rejection Seohan Innobility Co., Ltd.
18494182 PAD AND THRUST DEVICE ASSEMBLY, BRAKE CALIPER Non-Final OA Brembo S.p.A.
18423366 DAMPING SYSTEM FOR A WHEEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
18372790 BICYCLE DISK BRAKE PAD AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Huang-Chieh Metal Composite Material Tech. Co., Ltd.

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