Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
772
Total Applications
+3.1%
Interview Lift
898
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 753 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
33.4%
§102 Novelty
36.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19300015 Shaft Speed Reducers and Related Methods Non-Final OA Ye Olde Robotics Company LLC
19293676 HYBRID ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND DRIVE MECHANISM AND RANGE EXTENDER THEREOF, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18540149 TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE WITH TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
19289855 GEAR-SHIFTING CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROLLER, AND HYBRID VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUROBAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19236256 ECCENTRIC OSCILLATING GEAR DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18881942 PLANET CARRIER Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19228828 DRIVE ASSEMBLY, AXLE AND WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
19192105 MULTI-SPEED TURBINE REDUCTION GEARBOX SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Signal Power Group Operating LLC
18994868 TRANSMISSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MUSASHI SEIMITSU INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18540376 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TWO SPEED POWERSHIFTING TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Dana Belgium N.V.
18997225 PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG
18886917 Hybrid Material Rotational Systems and Methods of Manufacturing Non-Final OA Amorphology Inc.
18832993 ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING PLANETARY STAGES AND A SPLINE Non-Final OA ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
18659681 SYSTEM WITH A PLANETARY GEARBOX Final Rejection DANA (WUXI) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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