Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3614 3642 3678

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+27.1% vs TC avg
180
Total Applications
+23.8%
Interview Lift
681
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 163 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
30.1%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19299523 AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR Non-Final OA LS MTRON LTD.
19074562 VEHICLE Final Rejection Polaris Industries Inc.
19267486 DUAL TRAILING LINK REAR SUSPENSION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD USEFUL FOR AERODYNAMIC ENCLOSURE Non-Final OA APTERA MOTORS CORP.
18441556 BUCKLE DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
19171560 TRANSMISSION, TRANSAXLE WITH A TRANSMISSION AND POWERTRAIN FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG
19112742 UNITARY REAR RAIL STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHODS Non-Final OA AUTOTECH ENGINEERING S.L.
18519901 VEHICLE-BODY FRONT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
19106223 BRAKING DEVICE FOR A DRIVE ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE HAVING THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18709375 IMPACT REINFORCEMENT COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18490550 COMBINATION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18215766 DRIVE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Consolidated Metco, Inc.
18342405 SYSTEM FOR TRUCK-MOUNTED/SELF-PROPELLED AERIAL WORK PLATFORM Non-Final OA All Access Equipment, Inc.

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