Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MATTHEWS, JENNIFER S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.5%
Allow Rate
-16.5% vs TC avg
873
Total Applications
+20.9%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 817 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17921821 Cartridge Type Electrode Cutting Apparatus Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18882138 Bolt Cutter Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18440559 Reciprocating Saw Blade Having Teeth Formed of a Cemented Ceramic Material Welded to the Body of the Blade Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18461091 BLADE WITH CARBIDE TIPS Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18454152 CHAINSAW CHAINS Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18298203 PUNCHING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PUNCHING DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18150262 ACCESSORIES FOR OSCILLATING POWER TOOLS Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18424007 CUTTING DEVICE Final Rejection Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18538842 Miter Gauge for a Table Saw Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17638262 Saw Tool Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18312068 RETRIEVAL OF TUBULAR STRINGS FROM SUBTERRANEAN WELLS Final Rejection WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
18689158 A DEVICE FOR CLAMPING LOGS DURING CUTTING, LOG SAW COMPRISING THE DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Valmet Tissue Converting S.p.A.
18631613 NOTCHING APPARATUS FOR SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18757016 PERSONAL CARE DEVICE SUCH AS ELECTRIC HAIR TRIMMER WITH ILLUMINATION UNIT Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
18822458 CHAINSAW Non-Final OA Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
18746239 SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18461721 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING PART WITH WATER JET CUTTING Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18642738 CERAMIC CUTTING BLADES Non-Final OA SLICE, INC.
18774566 PORTABLE WORK APPARATUS Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18804224 HAIR CLIPPER WITH ELECTRIC FAN FOR HEAT DISSIPATION Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LIZHUANG ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18491371 SAWING APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL ROTARY FEEDTHROUGH FOR A TOOL, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SAWING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Festool GmbH
17652686 METHOD AND FIXTURE FOR CUTTING A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA Festool GmbH
18785288 OSCILLATING POWER TOOL AND BLADE WITH SNAP FIT ENGAGEMENT Non-Final OA IMPERIAL BLADES
18733051 SCISSOR ASSEMBLY WITH QUANTIFIED FINGER RESTS Non-Final OA EVERSHARP PRO COMPANY
17965998 CUTTING BLADE AND HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Gesellschaft für Diamantprodukte mbH
18353793 FOLDING KNIFE WITH DIFFERENT UNLOCKING MODES Final Rejection HUOXIONG GUANGZHOU TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
18218348 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING PROFILES Non-Final OA Seoul Laser Dieboard System Co., Ltd.
17887326 CLIPPER Non-Final OA ROOBI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17795190 METHOD OF REMOVING REMOVABLE SHEET PARTS FROM A SHEET USING A REMOVER Non-Final OA Airborne International B.V.

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