Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MORRISON, THOMAS A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2681 3653 3658

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
896
Total Applications
+32.3%
Interview Lift
1026
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 854 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
38.6%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19183097 SHEET FEEDER Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19217295 SHEET DISCHARGING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19062651 SHEET FEEDER APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18956489 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18906854 SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18650759 SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18640272 SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18595132 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17941485 SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18767710 MEDIA CONVEYING APPARATUS, MEDIA FEEDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection PFU LIMITED
18750624 MEDIA CONVEYING APPARATUS Final Rejection PFU LIMITED
18653509 MEDIA EJECTING APPARATUS, MEDIA EJECTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA PFU LIMITED
18436854 MEDIA CONVEYING APPARATUS, MEDIA CONVEYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection PFU LIMITED
19185318 MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18610348 MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18604583 MEDIUM TRANSPORTATION DEVICE, RECORDING APPARATUS, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18626832 SHEET STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
19000939 SHEET BUNDLE TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF SHEET BUNDLE TRANSPORT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Horizon Inc.
19212305 SHEET CONVEYING MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
19187136 GUIDE-EQUIPPED BELT Non-Final OA NITTA CORPORATION
17938973 SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND DETERMINATION METHOD Final Rejection TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18836239 TRANSPORT GUIDE DRIVE MECHANISM, PAPER SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PAPER SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE, AND PAPER SHEET HANDLING DEVICE Non-Final OA JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
19051169 SHEET CONVEYOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA JTEKT CORPORATION
18878492 UNIT AND METHOD FOR FEEDING BLANKS Non-Final OA R.A JONES & CO.
17838371 COMPACT REJECT BIN Non-Final OA NCR Corporation
18722490 VACUUM BOX FOR A BELT CONVEYOR AND BELT CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING VENEER SHEETS Non-Final OA Raute Oyj
18748578 IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
18132491 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING FLAT OBJECTS INTO A TRANSPORT CONTAINER Final Rejection BÖWE SYSTEC GmbH

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