Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3654 3655 3659 3681

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+32.9% vs TC avg
779
Total Applications
+3.2%
Interview Lift
865
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 757 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19293676 HYBRID ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND DRIVE MECHANISM AND RANGE EXTENDER THEREOF, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
19289855 GEAR-SHIFTING CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROLLER, AND HYBRID VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUROBAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18881942 PLANET CARRIER Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19120544 HYBRID ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM AND HYBRID ROTORCRAFT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19236256 ECCENTRIC OSCILLATING GEAR DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19170780 TURBINE ENGINE GEARBOX ASSEMBLY Final Rejection GE Aviation Czech s.r.o.
18994868 TRANSMISSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MUSASHI SEIMITSU INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18874514 VEHICLE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA JATCO Ltd
18832993 ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING PLANETARY STAGES AND A SPLINE Non-Final OA ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.

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