Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAPE, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.1%
Allow Rate
+36.1% vs TC avg
1488
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
753
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1459 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
34.7%
§102 Novelty
30.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18488914 Panel with Segmented Features Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18692708 Cover Assembly Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
19225887 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE SYSTEM Final Rejection Bowen Customs
18180671 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Bowen Customs
18212801 ANTI-COLLISION STRUCTURE FOR AN ENGINEERING MACHINE AND THE ENGINEERING MACHINE Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18269821 STRUCTURAL MEMBER Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18708845 SIDE SILL FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18574624 SIDE SILL FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18028076 SIDE SILL FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd
18268077 FAIRING ASSEMBLY FOR A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA DAIMLER TRUCK AG
18124935 HOOD AND TRACTOR EQUIPPED WITH HOOD Non-Final OA YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18288071 SACRIFICIAL COMPOSITE PART THAT ABSORBS ENERGY DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION Non-Final OA HUTCHINSON
18950405 MODIFIED RETRACTABLE TONNEAU COVER Non-Final OA ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION
18663935 RAIL DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Hyundai Transys Inc.
18586651 GRILLE SURROUND FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
18474483 Truck Service Body Non-Final OA The Shyft Group, Inc.
18482104 Mobile Bunkhouse Trailer Non-Final OA Jag Mobile Solutions, Inc.
18115548 MONOCOQUE RECREATIONAL TRAILER Final Rejection Infusion Design, Inc.

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