Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MAYO, TARA LEIGH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3671

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
1,334
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
964
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1297 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
63.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18596241 SHROUD RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A WORK TOOL Non-Final OA CATERPILLAR INC.
17404214 DEVICE AND METHOD TO SPLIT PIPE NEAR UTILITIES Non-Final OA TT Technologies, Inc.
18543077 ROW UNIT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
18486698 SEED METERING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE SAME Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
18449109 SWIVEL PLOW FEET Non-Final OA Polaris Industries Inc.
18491660 EXCAVATOR BUCKET Non-Final OA Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH
18258092 SYSTEM FOR EXCAVATING A TRENCH IN SUBMERGED GROUND AND ASSOCIATED EXCAVATION METHOD Final Rejection Orange
17820293 SPLIT GAUGE-WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND ROW UNITS HAVING SPLIT GAUGE-WHEEL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
18568554 Hydraulic circuit for colter pressure and blower rotational speed adjustment at an agricultural spreading machine Non-Final OA Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
18284638 APPLICATION UNIT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION MACHINE Non-Final OA AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & CO. KG
17556506 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SEED DELIVERY CONTROL Non-Final OA Ag Leader Technology
17105437 Devices, Systems And Methods For Seed Trench Monitoring And Closing Non-Final OA Ag Leader Technology
18581060 Open End Friction Pile Non-Final OA Allentown Infrastructure Group, LLC
18426646 LINER ASSEMBLY FOR WORK IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
18417454 Potato Planter Non-Final OA Allan Equipment Manufacturing Ltd.
18569349 TERRAIN STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kang Myung LEE
18523026 Seedball Planting System and Methods of Using Same Non-Final OA CAFU APP DMCC
18235053 PRE-LOAD ATTACHMENT BRACKET FOR DOWN-FORCE AND LIFT ON PLANTER CLOSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SCHAFFERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
18481349 TILLING APPARATUS Final Rejection SOIL-KEE PTY. LTD.
17818352 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLANTER WEIGHT TRANSFER SYSTEMS Final Rejection MARTIN, RONALD STEVE

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