Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MARTIN, VERONICA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3652 3723 3731

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
396
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
905
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 352 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19184891 IMPACT TOOL WITH A MULTI-PIECE ANVIL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18758171 POWERED FASTENER DRIVER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
19273876 SURGICAL STAPLER WITH REMOVABLE POWER PACK AND INTERCHANGEABLE BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA RevMedica, Inc.
19003003 SURGICAL STAPLER WITH REMOVABLE POWER PACK Final Rejection RevMedica, Inc.
19259715 IMPACT TOOL, IMPACT TOOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMPACT TOOL MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Corporation
19249332 PORTABLE WRAPPING MACHINE WITH GATE Non-Final OA COUSINS PACKAGING INC.
19227659 OVERLAPPING STAPLE PATTERN FOR SURGICAL STAPLER Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
19029025 SURGICAL TOOL COMPRISING A FIRING BEAM WITH AN ARM Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
19024990 LOCKOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
19095261 FASTENER DRIVER Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18452629 NAIL GUN Final Rejection Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18903042 IMPACT TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
19221363 FOLDING MACHINE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Horizon Inc.
18496993 Method for Operating a Hand-Held Power Tool Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19209354 HIGH EFFICIENCY TORSION SPRING TACKER Non-Final OA WORKTOOLS, INC.
19193221 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL WRAPPED IN A NAPKIN, APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A NAPKIN AROUND AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL, UTENSIL PICKER AND MAGAZINE FOR STORING UTENSILS Non-Final OA LEFT FIELD PRODUCTS LLC
19184374 FEEDING APPARATUS, BARRIER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Groninger & Co. GmbH
19058761 DROPPING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND FILLING METHOD Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18708285 DRIVING-IN APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
19070731 APPARATUS FOR TREATING CONTAINERS ADVANCING ALONG A LINEAR DIRECTION Non-Final OA GEA PROCOMAC S.p.A
18595874 MEDICAL STAPLER AND SUTURING METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
19022729 STRAPPING APPARATUS Final Rejection Signode Industrial Group LLC
18993074 DEVICE FOR ARRANGING A SLEEVE-LIKE COVERING AROUND A PRODUCT AND A SPREADING DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN Non-Final OA SLEEVE TECHNOLOGY B.V.
18249024 Inspection system for an article treatment machine and article treatment machine having an inspection system Final Rejection SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
18547404 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE FORCE-CONTROLLED CLOSURE OF PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Syntegon Technology GmbH
18799775 ADJUSTABLE FOAM-PENETRATING NAIL GUN WITH TIP LOCKING MECHANISM Final Rejection LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18799754 ADJUSTABLE FOAM-PENETRATING NAIL GUN Final Rejection LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18493168 HIGH-IMPACT FASTENERS IN SOLAR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ARRAY TECH, INC.
18819839 CONTAINER AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING A PRODUCT TO A CONTAINER Non-Final OA COLIN MEAR ENGINEERING LIMITED
18344622 SMOKE GENERATING ASSEMBLY FOR AN INDOOR SMOKER Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

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