Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, LAURA MICHELLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
1021
Total Applications
+30.7%
Interview Lift
1262
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 978 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17768792 NOTCHING APPARATUS Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17426013 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FREE-FORM CUTTING OF FLEXIBLE THIN GLASS Non-Final OA Corning Incorporated
18324539 TRIMMERS AND AUTO ADVANCING TRIMMER LINES Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18141730 CHAINSAW SHARPENING FEATURES AND DEVICES Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18716601 CIRCULAR SAW WITH OVER ROTATION FEATURE Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18647689 CIRCULAR SAW Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc
18182593 HEDGE TRIMMER Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
17969365 TABLE TOOL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18526840 CUTTER MACHINE Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
18214655 SAWING DEVICE Non-Final OA Weinmann Holzbausystemtechnik GmbH
18865424 DEVICE FOR HOLDING A VIBRATING BLADE ON A BLADE HOLDER OF A CUTTING MACHINE, AND BLADE INTENDED TO COOPERATE WITH SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA LECTRA
18708013 HAIR-CUTTING DEVICE, CHARGER, AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA WAHL GMBH
18310785 Clamping device for a circular saw Non-Final OA Festool GmbH
18162284 SAW DEVICE, STACK ARRANGEMENT, COVER ARRANGEMENT, TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD Final Rejection FESTOOL GMBH
18662534 BAND SAW MACHINE BASE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN RONG FU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18654739 SAWMILL CARRIAGE, SAWMILL CARRIAGE KIT, AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Norwood Industries (Canada) Inc.
18703331 STATIC CUTTER OF HAIR CUTTER AND HAIR CUTTER Final Rejection ZHEJIANG HAISHUN ELECTRIC ENTERPRISES LTD
18640058 HOLDER FOR ELECTRIC SHAVER Non-Final OA Skull Shaver LLC
18510704 HEDGE TRIMMER Final Rejection JIANGSU DONGCHENG TOOLS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18202691 Modified and Modernized Ulu Final Rejection Douglas Katz
18044799 PORTABLE ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS WITH CONTACTLESS SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA INNOVATION FABRICATION COMMERCIALISATION INFACO
17938268 FOOD PRODUCT LOAD ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Provisur Technologies, Inc.
17428051 CONTROLLING ANGULAR SPEED OF ECCENTRIC MOVEMENT OF CIRCULAR BLADE Non-Final OA MAREL A/S

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