Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KRECK, JANINE MUIR

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
1,360
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
846
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1339 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
6.7%
§102 Novelty
63.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843948 MINER AUTOMATED HARDWARE INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED BRATTICE INSTALLER Non-Final OA The Mosaic Company
18810649 MILLING ATTACHMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE COVER Non-Final OA Wirtgen GmbH
18985216 ROADHEADER AND CUTTER HEAD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION G.m.b.H.
18818250 Sediment/Erosion/Perimeter Control Devices and Methods of Making and Using the Same Final Rejection Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
18223746 SERVICEABLE MILLING DRUM LOAD SUPPORT Non-Final OA Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
18540281 AUTOMATED COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL FOR LANDFILL GAS EXTRACTION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Loci Controls, Inc.
18699900 MACHINE PICK, HOLDING DEVICE, EXCAVATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA ROCKFEEL GMBH
18052353 METHANOTROPHIC BIO-BARRIERS FOR REDUCING METHANE EMISSIONS Non-Final OA Colorado State University Research Foundation
18410547 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINING RARE EARTH ORE BY DIRECT CURRENT Non-Final OA Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
18286586 METHOD FOR RECYCLING ORE ENRICHMENT WASTE Final Rejection Universidade Federal De Viçosa – UFV
18225153 INJECTION REMEDIATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Gregg Drilling, LLC
18201699 UNWANTED PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION DISPOSAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Verde Environmental Technologies, Inc.
17651683 ARTICULATED WAVEGUIDE Final Rejection Off-World, Inc.

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