Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KRUG, RANDELL J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.1%
Allow Rate
+24.1% vs TC avg
447
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
934
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 422 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19087736 SHIFTING ARRANGEMENT OF A GEARSET OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18634331 Actuating Arrangement for a Transmission and Vehicle Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18988133 ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19250012 BELT TENSIONING MECHANISM FOR 3D PRINTER AND 3D PRINTER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN TUOZHU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18594156 RADIALLY STACKED ACTUATOR Non-Final OA Apptronik, Inc.
19237938 Throttle Grip Device Non-Final OA Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.
19235166 GEARBOX Non-Final OA Whipps, Inc.
19039475 LINEAR MOTOR Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19172398 COMPOUND TOGGLES PLATEN DRIVE Non-Final OA BROWN LLC
19021476 Adjustable Stroke Device Non-Final OA Lake Country Tool, LLC
18951529 ROBOT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
18951438 GUIDANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA MPS Micro Precision Systems AG
18941760 BRAKE MECHANISM, AND LIFTING COLUMN USING BRAKE MECHANISM Non-Final OA CHANGZHOU KAIDI ELECTRICAL INC.
18613504 APPARATUS GENERATING TORQUE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, CHOSUN UNIVERSITY
18698092 GEAR UNIT, GEARED MOTOR AND LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTER Final Rejection Adient US LLC
18502490 ACTUATING DEVICE Final Rejection Stabilus GmbH
18290771 INSPECTION ROBOT Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

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