Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAYER, HWEI-SIU C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3724

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+3.7% vs TC avg
1476
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
923
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1444 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
35.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18627664 CHAINSAW SAFETY FEATURE Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18141930 HANDHELD BATTERY POWERED CHAINSAW Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18489494 KNIFE WITH REMOVABLE HANDLE SCALES Non-Final OA Magpul Industries Corp.
18846580 POWER TOOL SHOE Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
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
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
17919643 BEVEL SAWS CONFIGURED TO MAKE A BEVEL CUT IN A WORKPIECE Final Rejection Festool GmbH
18421732 Cutting Tool and Method for Single-Handed Destructive Release of a Cable Tie Non-Final OA HellermannTyton GmbH & Co. KG
17987278 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A KNIFE BLADE AND KNIFE BLADE Non-Final OA Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
18180755 TOOL SHARPENING APPARATUS WITH VARIABLE EDGE ANGLE CONTROL Non-Final OA Spyderco, Inc.
18044325 MAGNETIC SHARPENING JIG COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CONTACT ELEMENT Non-Final OA Horl 1993 GmbH

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