Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3736

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.8%
Allow Rate
-9.2% vs TC avg
1,188
Total Applications
+35.5%
Interview Lift
933
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1147 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.5%
§102 Novelty
86.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19054137 CUSHIONING MATERIAL Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
19072143 PRESSURE VESSEL Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18941962 Container and Cap Assembly Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18958409 TRAY WITH BASE, DOME AND BRIM Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18767479 Old Work Box with Breakaway Wings Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
19063976 CHILD-SAFE CANNABIS PACKAGING Non-Final OA SUPERIOR BINDERY INC.
19059848 PACKAGING BOX Non-Final OA DORCO CO., LTD.
19042304 MESH TRAY LID FOR MESH STERILIZING TRAY AND MESH STERILIZING TRAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18683011 PACKAGING FOR ACCOMMODATING AEROSOL DELIVERING ARTICLE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
19010273 PACKAGING AND PACKAGING PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18010389 Packaging device for forming a pack Final Rejection SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
18874614 BULK CONTAINER, SPECIFICALLY IBC COMBINATION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Greif International Holding B.V.
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.
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
18641181 Intermittent-Catheter Assemblies and Systems Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
18719114 CONTAINER FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING AGGRESSIVE MEDIA, IN PARTICULAR BROMINE Non-Final OA JL Goslar GmbH
18432454 STEP-ON AND HAND-PRESSED TRASH CAN Non-Final OA Jiangmen Jinlong High Technology Industrial Co., Ltd.
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.
18611547 SMART CAP DEVICE FOR CONTAINER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA READYBIT INC.

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