Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, BRIJESH V

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3736

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
-5.0% vs TC avg
639
Total Applications
+41.0%
Interview Lift
839
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 603 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
75.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17781496 CIRCULAR SAW BLADE HOLDER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18265483 TEAT AND DRINKING CONTAINER HAVING THE TEAT Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18309373 VARIABLY COMPRESSED FIBER PACKAGING AND DRY MOLDING FIBER PROCESS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18017867 A Package Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
19051508 Tethered, Hinged Closure with Modified Primary Slit Non-Final OA Silgan White Cap LLC
17336939 POT Final Rejection Seidel GmbH & Co. KG
18497498 PLANT PACKAGING SYSTEM AND PARTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Mixtiles Ltd.
18703123 MULTI-CHAMBERED LIQUID STORAGE VESSEL Final Rejection WHIRLBOTTLE LLC
18285374 LID STRUCTURE Non-Final OA PAR-PAK EUROPE LIMITED
18607667 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY INSULATED PACKING SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING FOOD PRODUCTS Non-Final OA SEAWISE INNOVATIVE PACKING LTD.
18107672 METAL CONTAINER, FRICTION COATING THEREFOR, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
18543204 INSERT FOR THERMALLY INSULATED CONTAINERS Final Rejection OYSTER THERMAL AS
18279266 DEVICE FOR STORING A LIQUID THAT IS PROVIDED WITH A FLOATING COVER, AND USE OF SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA PEP TECHNOLOGIES
15782363 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING HEADSPACE HUMIDITY AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Boveda Inc.

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