Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3721 3731 3764

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+1.5% vs TC avg
1168
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1230
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1094 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.3%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18591945 CUTTING TOOL SUPPORT FOR IN-SITU HOLE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection RTX Corporation
19084145 POWER TOOL WITH ENCLOSED GEARCASE Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19056877 POWERED FASTENER DRIVER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19038908 POWER TOOL CONTROL FOR SHUTDOWN EVENT Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19029307 MULTI-SPEED POWER TOOL WITH ELECTRONIC CLUTCH Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19024781 GAS SPRING-POWERED FASTENER DRIVER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18415205 SMART ACCESSORY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18252899 HOLE SAW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HOLE SAW Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
17106806 MULTI-SPEED POWER TOOL WITH ELECTRONIC CLUTCH Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18934060 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE DETECTION DURING INSTRUMENT GRASPING AND STAPLING Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18643081 DEVICES FOR INSTRUMENT USE RECORDING, DEVICES FOR RECORDING INSTRUMENT REPROCESSING EVENTS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19037003 AUXILIARY WIRELESS DEVICE FOR POWER TOOL Final Rejection BLACK & DECKER INC.
18693729 POWERED FASTENING TOOL INCLUDING DRIVER RETURN SYSTEM AND DRIVER RETENTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18501004 POWER TOOL ACCESSORY SYSTEM WITH BRACE Final Rejection BLACK & DECKER INC.
18493865 Grommet Installation Tool Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18154656 DRILLING APPARATUS Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
19029221 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MULTIPLE PROGRAM RESPONSES DURING A FIRING MOTION Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
19027760 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DOUBLE SPHERICAL ARTICULATION JOINTS WITH PIVOTABLE LINKS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
19027989 FEEDBACK ALGORITHMS FOR MANUAL BAILOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
19020822 CIRCULARITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL STAPLERS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18775458 SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS FOR FIRING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
18642985 SURGICAL STAPLER WITH TISSUE ENGAGEMENT FEATURES AROUND TISSUE CONTAINMENT PIN Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18379811 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH JAW AND FIRING ACTUATOR LOCKOUT ARRANGEMENTS LOCATED PROXIMAL TO A JAW PIVOT LOCATION Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18379790 METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A STAPLE CARTRIDGE Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17109645 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR POWER TRANSMISSION ACROSS STERILE BARRIER Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18816202 IMPACT TOOL Final Rejection Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18241691 TECHNIQUE FOR TIGHTENING FASTENERS WITH ELECTRIC POWER TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
17981447 Hand-Held Power Tool comprising a Rechargeable Battery Pack Interface Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19073000 END TOOL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, CARTRIDGE, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA LIVSMED INC.
19087802 POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING TISSUE TYPES THEREWITH Non-Final OA Covidien LP

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