Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MAYO, TARA LEIGH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3671

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
1328
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1284 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
39.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18449109 SWIVEL PLOW FEET Non-Final OA Polaris Industries Inc.
17404214 DEVICE AND METHOD TO SPLIT PIPE NEAR UTILITIES Final Rejection 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
18596241 SHROUD RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A WORK TOOL Non-Final OA CATERPILLAR INC.
18491660 EXCAVATOR BUCKET Non-Final OA Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH
18223113 WORKING VEHICLE Final Rejection TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
18262946 AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY AND/OR MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND/OR ASSOCIATED SUPPLY AND/OR MAINTENANCE METHOD Non-Final OA KUHN SAS
18726067 AGRICULTURAL OPERATION MONITORING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Precision Planting LLC
18260635 MULTIPLE NETWORKS MONITOR Final Rejection Precision Planting LLC
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
18441849 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEED TRENCH MONITORING AND CLOSING Final Rejection 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
18392240 ROW UNIT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SEEDING IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
18426646 LINER ASSEMBLY FOR WORK IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
18417454 Potato Planter Non-Final OA Allan Equipment Manufacturing Ltd.
18287695 Output Unit, Agricultural Implement Comprising a Plurality of Such Output Units and Method of Operating an Agricultural Implement Non-Final OA Väderstad Holding AB
18572032 SOIL OPENER Non-Final OA C.S. Gent & Sons 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.
18014150 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT SOIL SAMPLING Final Rejection Institut Biosens - Istrazivacko-Razvojni Institut Za Informacione Tehnologije Biosistema
17818352 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLANTER WEIGHT TRANSFER SYSTEMS Final Rejection MARTIN, RONALD STEVE
17865339 SEED FURROW LIQUID APPLICATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES Final Rejection 360 YIELD CENTER, LLC

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