Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KNUTSON, JACOB D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3611

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+27.2% vs TC avg
1,081
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
923
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1055 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
73.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18411141 ROBOT AND ROBOT PROPULSION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18386754 Work Vehicle Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18408119 TIRE COVER FOR WHEELCHAIR Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18278058 AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY UNIT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY UNIT, AND STEERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA JTEKT CORPORATION
18241240 STEERING DEVICE OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA HL Mando Corporation
18479022 THREADABLE CYCLOID ACTUATOR Non-Final OA Agility Robotics, Inc.
18191277 Patient Transport Apparatus With Motorized Track Assembly And Battery System Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18306802 CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC WALKING AID DEVICE Non-Final OA PEGATRON CORPORATION
18699565 HUB ASSEMBLY AND BICYCLE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG LOFANDI INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18439787 TENSIONER DEVICE TO ACCOUNT FOR VIRTUAL CHAIN GROWTH IN INTERNALLY GEARED HIGH PIVOT POINT REAR SUSPENSION BICYCLES Non-Final OA Priority Outdoor Products, LLC
18575701 TRAILER TOWING APPARATUS Non-Final OA RED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
18533428 WHEELS FOR A WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
18509152 Offset Gooseneck Ball Hitch Non-Final OA Curt Manufacturing, LLC
18456006 STEERING SYSTEM AND SCOOTER INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Anita Wu
18016763 PROGRESSIVE STEERING GEAR, SERRATED COMPONENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS Final Rejection Werner BLESS

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