Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, WILLIAM L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3677

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+27.0% vs TC avg
1760
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
814
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1724 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
27.4%
§103 Obviousness
35.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19084001 CONTAINER TO FACILITATE SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF PARCELS Non-Final OA United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
18789535 HINGE MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18630175 Locking Clip for Personal Electronic Device Final Rejection MSA Technology, LLC
18621424 PACKAGE LOCKER FOR PACKAGES CARRIED BY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
19011005 RENTAL CASKET INSERT Non-Final OA Batesville Services, LLC
18989231 HINGE STRUCTURE AND CLIP EQUIPPED WITH THE HINGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NEWFREY LLC
18965807 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE BALLOT DROP-OFF Non-Final OA Runbeck Election Services, Inc.
18721504 CLIP ENGAGING MEMBER FOR COVER MATERIAL FIXTURE AND COVER MATERIAL FIXTURE Non-Final OA YKK CORPORATION
18771034 SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY AT A TRAY ASSEMBLY FOR A PASSENGER SEAT OF A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE Non-Final OA Panasonic Avionics Corporation
18909771 System and Method for non-face-to-face storing a commodity in the absence of a user Non-Final OA Hyunwoo Kim
18767713 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING DOCUMENTS WITHIN A CONTAINER Non-Final OA Xerox Corporation
18507511 AIRCRAFT PACKAGE DELIVERY MOUNTING SYSTEM Final Rejection Skyway Technologies Corp.
18814028 SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO MODULAR RECEPTACLES Non-Final OA LATITUDE CORP.
18781155 A detachable rotating structure Non-Final OA Anji Mingpai Furniture Co., Ltd.
18749811 PLASTIC HINGE Non-Final OA CHUEN CHURN CO., LTD.
18639153 Headstone Socket Preserver Final Rejection United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs
18707611 Device for ergonomically measuring footwear Non-Final OA JB Holding B.V.
18401059 ACCESS DOOR OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE LANDING PAD AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA DroneUp, LLC
17870252 CONVERTIBLE HANDLE Final Rejection Tricam Industries, Inc.

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