Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PAYER, HWEI-SIU C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
1,478
Total Applications
+30.1%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1452 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
34.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18141930 HANDHELD BATTERY POWERED CHAINSAW Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18829892 BLADE FOR RECIPROCATING SAW AND RECIPROCATING SAW Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
18830866 Hand-Held Circular Saw comprising a Hanging Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18443391 WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
18894124 TRIMMER HEAD Non-Final OA Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd
18406743 HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18366359 SHAVING RAZOR Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
17721438 SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18893918 MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY CUTTER Non-Final OA SLICE, INC.
18821596 COUPLING-TYPE RAZOR HEAD, RAZOR HEAD, AND RAZOR Non-Final OA KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD.
18461924 KITCHEN KNIFE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING KITCHEN KNIFE Non-Final OA KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD.
18836828 HAIR TRIMMER WITH PIVOTAL HEAD, AND LOCKING MECHANISM THEREFOR Non-Final OA Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
18421732 Cutting Tool and Method for Single-Handed Destructive Release of a Cable Tie Non-Final OA HellermannTyton GmbH & Co. KG
17919643 BEVEL SAWS CONFIGURED TO MAKE A BEVEL CUT IN A WORKPIECE Final Rejection Festool GmbH
17987278 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A KNIFE BLADE AND KNIFE BLADE Non-Final OA Fiskars Finland Oy Ab

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