Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MARKMAN, MAKENA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1714 3723

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.9%
Allow Rate
-11.1% vs TC avg
352
Total Applications
+39.8%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 314 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
28.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18394524 APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION CHAMBER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18057856 ANGLE GRINDER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18572811 METAL WIRE AND SAW WIRE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17906364 ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABRASIVE DISCS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17542593 CUTTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd
18146025 BLADE GRINDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
18041658 Hand-Held Power Tool Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18315826 GRINDING SANDER Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18291668 GRINDER, METHOD FOR OPERATING IT, AND GRINDING DISK Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18879656 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SKATE BLADE ALIGNMENT IN A SKATE SHARPENING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Velasa Sports, Inc.
18791445 DRY CLEANING DEVICE AND DRY CLEANING METHOD Non-Final OA GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18076614 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPONENT MADE OF HARD BRITTLE MATERIAL AND COMPONENT MADE OF HARD BRITTLE MATERIAL Non-Final OA SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
18324274 DEBURRING UNIT AND CUTTING MACHINE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18642739 LENS POLISHING PAD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA QUEST VISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18143143 MACHINE CONTROL FOR DYNABRAID MACHINE Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18254362 METAL STRIP PRODUCTION BY GRINDING Non-Final OA Berndorf Band GmbH
18269862 Method and Device for Finely Machining Axicons, Fine Machining Device Suitable for this Purpose,and Use Thereof Non-Final OA Satisloh GmbH
18301406 PARTING MACHINE, WORKPIECE POSITIONING DEVICE Final Rejection ATM Qness GmbH
17990314 ABRASIVE DEVICE FOR FLOOR SCRUBBING, CLEANING AND/OR POLISHING Final Rejection DIAMABRUSH LLC
17871767 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POLISHING OBJECTS USING THIN FILM OF SLURRY Final Rejection Qual Diamond Inc.
17439644 CARD POSITIONING DEVICE FOR CARD TREATING DEVICES AND CARD TREATING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH POSITIONING DEVICE Final Rejection Matica Fintec S.P.A.

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