Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LANE, NICHOLAS J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3657

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
972
Total Applications
+6.1%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 930 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
29.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18515395 ABSORBER FOR ABSORBING A VIBRATION ACTING UPON A STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18801897 DRIVE UNIT FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE, ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE, AND VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18696257 METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18082937 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ZF Active Safety GmbH
17988466 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE AND ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE BRAKE Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
17984501 CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE, AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ZF Active Safety GmbH
17841231 BRAKE CALIPER HAVING A FACEPLATE Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
17729490 METHOD FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS IN A FRICTION BRAKE, AND BRAKING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM CODE Final Rejection ZF Active Safety GmbH
18695913 VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A VIBRATION DAMPER, AND VIBRATION DAMPER COMPRISING THE VALVE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
18580677 BRAKE CALIPER FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE Final Rejection ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18537635 AIR SPRING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18382966 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION SENSITIVE SUSPENSION DAMPING Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18470761 SHOCK ASSEMBLY WITH POSITION DEPENDENT RESERVOIR FLOW Final Rejection Fox Factory, Inc.
17586611 DAMPER WITH AN ANNULAR BASE VALVE FLOW SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18266382 ACTUATOR WITH INTEGRATED PARKING BRAKE Final Rejection SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18285987 Axle Support Bearing for a Motor Vehicle Axle Driven in Particular by Means of an Electric Motor Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18737838 FREQUENCY-SENSITIVE SHOCK ABSORBER AND VALVE ASSEMBLY EMPLOYED THERETO Non-Final OA HL Mando Corporation
17902395 ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18233721 METHOD OF SETTING CONTACT POSITION BETWEEN OPERATING CAM AND ROLLER FOR AIR BRAKE, AND OPERATING CAM FOR AIR BRAKE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18474745 Hydraulic Braking Apparatus and Vehicle Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18840301 BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA ADVICS CO., LTD.
18002890 ELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC BRAKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE USING ELECTRIC ACTUATOR Non-Final OA ADVICS CO., LTD.
18716213 DISC BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18027498 Brake Application Mechanism of a Disc Brake Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18280380 VALVE HOUSING FOR A CONTROL VALVE AND CONTROL VALVE Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH
18280331 INTERFACE ADAPTER FOR A CONTROL VALVE AND CONTROL VALVE WITH AN INTERFACE ADAPTER Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH

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