Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, PHILLIP A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3617 3656 3682

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+29.6% vs TC avg
1347
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
760
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1328 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
34.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18913415 BALL BEARING Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18855281 SLIDING COMPONENT Non-Final OA EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18850516 SLIDING COMPONENT Non-Final OA EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18905234 BEARING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED MACHINE Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18791672 BEARING SYSTEM COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING AN INERT GAS IN THE BEARING CHAMBER Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18865421 CASSETTE SEAL AND ROLLING BEARING Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18652643 ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE MOTOR BEARING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA JTEKT Bearings North America LLC
18855294 A TANDEM BALL BEARING Non-Final OA NATIONAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES LTD.
18908919 WIND TURBINE GEARBOX AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WIND TURBINE GEARBOX Non-Final OA Miba Gleitlager Austria GmbH
18604426 AIR-BEARING AND CENTRIFUGAL REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA Sino-Brook New Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
18523983 BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVESHAFTS OF DRAGLINES Non-Final OA Caterpillar Global Mining LLC

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