Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MACFARLANE, EVAN H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.1%
Allow Rate
-19.9% vs TC avg
540
Total Applications
+42.7%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
67.8%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18807617 Tool Head Final Rejection 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
18645547 MITER SAW Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18299527 CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18110227 Apparatus and method for converting a sheet into a continuous strip Non-Final OA VMI HOLLAND B.V.
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.
18673580 SLICING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SLICING MACHINE Final Rejection MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMÜLLER SE & CO. KG
18784648 KNIFE WITH LOCK AND RELEASE Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18562678 OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CUTTING OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA Fujikura Ltd.
18800646 SEALED SINGLE-DOSE BREAK-OPEN PACKAGE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING Non-Final OA V-SHAPES S.R.L.
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.
18715518 RAZOR CONNECTOR Final Rejection BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
18197341 UTILITY KNIFE Final Rejection MARTOR KG
18743560 CUTTING DEVICE FOR BONE FIXING PLATE Final Rejection Hankil Tech Medical Co., Ltd.
18598330 Food Cutting Guide Final Rejection Nuova Vita Corporation
18540030 Sawing device and saw assembly Final Rejection Festool GmbH
18532295 Blade for Oscillating Power Tool Non-Final OA C4 Carbides Limited
18548576 PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR WIRE MESH ABNORMALITY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TCL ZHONGHUAN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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
17936351 PIVOTING LOADING TRAY ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection Provisur Technologies, Inc.
17765075 CUTTING MACHINE FOR PRODUCTS MADE OF CELLULOSE MATERIAL AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA Korber Tissue S.p.A.
17707111 CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING NARROW STRIPS FROM A STRIP OF MATERIAL, IN PARTICULAR A RUBBERIZED STRIP OF MATERIAL Final Rejection FISCHER TIRETECH GERMANY GMBH
17425413 IMPROVED RAZOR AND RAZOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA RAZATECH PTY LTD

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