Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3736

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
-9.4% vs TC avg
1184
Total Applications
+36.2%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19054137 CUSHIONING MATERIAL Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18923850 CONTAINER WITH CAP AND LOCATOR AID Non-Final OA AIRNOV, INC.
19042304 MESH TRAY LID FOR MESH STERILIZING TRAY AND MESH STERILIZING TRAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
19072143 PRESSURE VESSEL Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19018973 CUSHIONING MEMBER FOR PACKED OBJECT Non-Final OA SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
19010273 PACKAGING AND PACKAGING PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18958409 TRAY WITH BASE, DOME AND BRIM Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18732521 SUBSTRATE CONTAINER, AND DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM THEREOF Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18641181 Intermittent-Catheter Assemblies and Systems Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
19063976 CHILD-SAFE CANNABIS PACKAGING Non-Final OA SUPERIOR BINDERY INC.
19059848 PACKAGING BOX Non-Final OA DORCO CO., LTD.
18787248 PACKAGING FACILITATING STERILE CONNECTIONS Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18833066 Device and System for Transporting Medical Devices Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson France
18880527 Containers with Inflatable Dunnage Non-Final OA Alphacath Limited
18010389 Packaging device for forming a pack Final Rejection SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
18872322 CUSHIONING DEVICES HAVING UNITARY BODIES IN LOOPED CONFIGURATIONS Final Rejection Sealed Air Verpackungen GMBH
18937331 Disc Display Case Non-Final OA Vintage Media Grading Corporation
18916696 DEVICES FOR PRE-WETTING WIPES AT POINT OF USE AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA PEER INNOVATIONS, LLC
18912126 SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR DOUBLE-WALL LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE VESSEL Non-Final OA CB&I STS Delaware LLC
18556983 PACKAGING AND PRODUCTION PROCESS Final Rejection AISAPACK HOLDING SA
18275544 CONSUMER PRODUCT Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18719114 CONTAINER FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING AGGRESSIVE MEDIA, IN PARTICULAR BROMINE Non-Final OA JL Goslar GmbH
18720246 CONTACT LENS PACKAGES HAVING A PIVOT MECHANISM AND METHODS OF HANDLING Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
18677926 HOLDER, PACKAGING BOX, AND PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE Non-Final OA VENUS MEDTECH (HANGZHOU) INC.
18710060 ASSEMBLY OF A CUP, LINER AND LID FOR A PAINT SPRAY GUN Non-Final OA CHEMICAR EUROPE NV
18702681 CUP-SHAPED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUP-SHAPED BODY Non-Final OA SACMI IMOLA S.C.
18432454 STEP-ON AND HAND-PRESSED TRASH CAN Non-Final OA Jiangmen Jinlong High Technology Industrial Co., Ltd.
18421018 COMBINED CONTAINER AND ORTHODONTIC RETAINER CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Brushy LLC
18251554 Pallet base, intermediate bulk container, method of assembly of an intermediate bulk container, runner and deck structure Final Rejection Greif International Holding B.V.
17380809 Pull-Tab Bandage and Packaging Non-Final OA Best Bandage, LLC

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