Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, VISHAL A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3674 3675 3676

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
871
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
1132
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 825 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
74.9%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17943993 PRINTED ANNULAR METAL-TO-METAL SEAL Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
19058443 RADIAL SHAFT SEALING RING Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19073697 BUFFER COMPONENT FOR ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING SEALANT Non-Final OA Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
18710795 SLIDING ELEMENT Final Rejection EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18682929 PISTON RING Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18923589 HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BUFFER SEAL BACKUP RING Final Rejection CATERPILLAR INC.
18423526 COATED WEAR SLEEVE FOR DYNAMIC SHAFT Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18721195 PISTON RING AND PISTON RING SET Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA RIKEN
18292171 TAPERED THREAD-FORMING FASTENERS Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
19123293 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
17433746 SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
19193493 BI-DIRECTIONAL COMPRESSION LOADED MECHANICAL PACKING SEALING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY
19189950 Combined Multi-Lip Seal Non-Final OA Global Manufacturing Holdings LLC
19175476 SHAFT SEAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION Non-Final OA Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.
19084373 PRESSURE BREAKER WITH COMPOSITE RING Non-Final OA Dover Pumps & Process Solutions Segment, Inc.
19111242 SEAL FOR A TRI-CLAMP CONNECTION, AND TRI-CLAMP CONNECTION HAVING SUCH A SEAL Final Rejection U-CONSULTING GMBH
18592146 SNAP TOGETHER METAL SEAL GASKET Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18745965 PISTON RING Final Rejection MAHLE International GmbH
18865040 PRIMARY GASKET FOR A CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, CYLINDER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Brembo S.p.A.
18651207 Shaft Seal Assembly Non-Final OA Inpro/Seal LLC
18955333 APPARATUS FOR SHIELDING OR SEALING A ROTARY INTERFACE OF A ROTARY ACTUATOR OR OTHER ROTATING DEVICE TO PREVENT INGRESS OF ABRASIVE MEDIA Non-Final OA MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.
18854509 END FACE MECHANICAL SEALING DEVICE, END FACE MECHANICAL SEAL, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN END FACE MECHANICAL SEALING DEVICE Final Rejection Frideco AG
18436288 BELLOWS, JOINT ARRANGEMENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection GKN Driveline International GmbH
18691930 Compression Ring Having Butt Seal, and Method Non-Final OA Federal-Mogul Burscheid GmbH
18525722 KIND OF BENDING BOLT TYPE ANTI-LOOSENING NUT Non-Final OA Xi'an Xiongfeng Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd.
18523413 MECHANICAL SEAL WITH A SEAL FACE HAVING CHANNELS Final Rejection JOHN CRANE INC.
18510938 SELF-CLINCHING AND SELF-PIERCING CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT WITH MULTI-PURPOSE PILOT Non-Final OA RB&W MANUFACTURING LLC
18288528 GASKET APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING Non-Final OA SUB-DRILL SUPPLY LIMITED

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