Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MACFARLANE, EVAN H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-20.0% vs TC avg
537
Total Applications
+43.0%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 486 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
36.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18807617 Tool Head Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18594515 POWERED TUBING CUTTER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18503533 HEDGE TRIMMERS HAVING ROTATABLE HANDLES Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18208950 CUT-OFF SAW Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18199448 TRACK SAW WITH MOVABLE SPLINTER STRIP Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18784648 KNIFE WITH LOCK AND RELEASE Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18090616 Electric Working Machine Final Rejection YAMABIKO CORPORATION
18631663 CIRCULAR SAW Final Rejection Black & Decker Inc.
18645547 MITER SAW Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18299527 CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18160637 PUNCHING CELL FOR PUNCHING WORKPIECES Final Rejection ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18708382 Positioning of a Position-Variable Stop Means of a Slicing Device for Slicing Food Final Rejection GEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH
18622636 Armored Cable Cutter Final Rejection Klein Tools, Inc.
18110227 Apparatus and method for converting a sheet into a continuous strip Non-Final OA VMI HOLLAND B.V.
18673580 SLICING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SLICING MACHINE Final Rejection MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMÜLLER SE & CO. KG
18562678 OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CUTTING OPTICAL FIBER Final Rejection Fujikura Ltd.
18800646 SEALED SINGLE-DOSE BREAK-OPEN PACKAGE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING Non-Final OA V-SHAPES S.R.L.
18540030 Sawing device and saw assembly Final Rejection Festool GmbH
18715518 RAZOR CONNECTOR Final Rejection BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
18786997 DUST COLLECTION STRUCTURE OF BAND SAW MACHINE Non-Final OA OAV EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS, INC.
18781167 Hair cutting unit of reciprocating electric shaver Non-Final OA Yongkang Tiejun Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.
18197341 UTILITY KNIFE Final Rejection MARTOR KG
18743560 CUTTING DEVICE FOR BONE FIXING PLATE Non-Final OA Hankil Tech Medical Co., Ltd.
18598330 Food Cutting Guide Final Rejection Nuova Vita Corporation
18439499 KNIFE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Outdoor Element, LLC
18262752 WASTE REMOVING DEVICE FOR BAG MAKING APPARATUS AND BAG MAKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Totani Corporation
18532295 Blade for Oscillating Power Tool Non-Final OA C4 Carbides Limited
18275007 CUTTING-OFF MACHINE FOR THE TRANSVERSAL CUTTING OF LOGS OF PAPER MATERIAL Non-Final OA FUTURA S.P.A.
18063145 SHEET HOLDER FOR PERFORATION PRESS AND METHOD FOR MOVING SHEET HOLDER Non-Final OA Soenen Technology NV
18169331 FOOD IMAGING AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection PROEX FOOD, LLC

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