Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KING, BRADLEY T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+18.7% vs TC avg
1,004
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
1134
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 961 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.5%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
30.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18848446 A BRAKE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations Limited
18914331 POWER PRESSURE DEVICE WITH A CYLINDER CHAMBER Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18730849 WHEEL-SPECIFIC BRAKE UNIT AND BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18260262 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL UNIT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17996061 METHOD FOR CHECKING THE AVAILABILITY OF A HYDRAULIC FALLBACK LEVEL IN A POWER BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC SLIP CONTROL; ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR A POWER BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC SLIP CONTROL, AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC SLIP CONTROL HAVING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18070885 ELECTROHYDRAULIC BRAKE MODULE Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
18538425 METHOD FOR BRAKE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION AND BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPERATING THIS METHOD Final Rejection ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18447541 BRAKE SYSTEMS WITH MOTOR-DRIVEN MASTER CYLINDERS AND ELECTRIC SECONDARY POWER TRANSMISSION UNITS Final Rejection ZF Active Safety US Inc.
18446772 BRAKE SYSTEM ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18419554 INTEGRATED BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18385088 SHIM FOR BRAKE PAD AND BRAKE PAD THEREOF Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18363384 Brake-fluid conduit for conducting a brake fluid Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18219568 ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND SIMULATOR VALVE PROVIDED IN THE SAME Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18125222 ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18350340 Hydraulic Brake System, Exhaust Control Method Thereof, Controller, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18713739 PARKING BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18548663 BRAKE DISC FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18891361 DAMPER VALVE AND VIBRATION DAMPER Non-Final OA thyssenkrupp AG
18026709 BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Caterpillar SARL
18700769 Brake Application Device of a Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18281602 Brake Actuator Final Rejection KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18016117 An Actuator for a Wheel Brake Unit of a Vehicle Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18754480 ARTICULATING LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18460050 SINGLE PISTON BRAKE CALIPER HOUSING AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SINGLE PISTON BRAKE CALIPER HOUSING Final Rejection ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
18786534 WHEEL-MOUNTED BRAKE DISC FOR RAIL VEHICLES Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
17757718 BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES WITH COLLAPSIBLE ACTUATION PEDAL AND METHOD OF ACTUATION OF A BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT Final Rejection BREMBO S.P.A.

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