Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PILKINGTON, JAMES

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3617 3656 3682

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%
Allow Rate
+18.1% vs TC avg
1,624
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
915
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18887174 THRUST FOIL BEARING Non-Final OA IHI Corporation
18433561 OIL LUBRICATION FAN PERSUADER Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18874616 PILLOW BLOCK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18924350 OPTIMIZED BALL BEARING WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVED LUBRICATION Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18780929 ROLLER BEARING CAGE Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18654083 BEARING UNIT FOR APPLICATIONS IN ADVERSE OPERATING CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18443527 SUPPORT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Aktiebolaget SKF
18514453 BEARING-ASSEMBLY COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A BEARING-ASSEMBLY COMPONENT Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18871307 ROLLING BEARING Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18283200 SEALED ROLLING BEARING Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18835528 BALL BEARING Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18726268 BEARING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WHEEL Final Rejection NTN CORPORATION
18561914 TAPERED ROLLER BEARING Final Rejection NTN Corporation
18858156 ROLLER BEARING Non-Final OA NSK LTD.
18693990 AIR FOIL JOURNAL BEARING Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18937945 BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROTATING COMPONENT OF A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
18036752 DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF A TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Vibracoustic SE
18807476 SEALING MEMBER HAVING INTERNAL PRESSURE DISCHARGING FUNCTION AND BEARING DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH Non-Final OA ILJIN GLOBAL Co.,Ltd
18872477 FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION, FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING, AND FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING APPARATUS Final Rejection NOK KLUEBER CO., LTD.
18286112 Precision Sliding Bearing Non-Final OA igus GmbH
18890603 BEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LTD
18836189 AERODYNAMIC BEARING Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18774156 SLIDING SEGMENT WITH CROWNING Final Rejection COB Bearings GmbH
17904613 SHAFT BEARING FOR MOUNTING A SPINNING ROTOR OF A ROTOR SPINNING MACHINE Non-Final OA Saurer Spinning Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
18715038 HIGH-PERFORMANCE ROLLING BEARING HAVING CONICAL, CYLINDRICAL OR SPHERICAL ROLLERS Final Rejection FERSA BEARINGS S.A.
18523136 ROLLING BEARING FASTENING RING FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINES AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA WEG Equipamentos Elétricos S.A
17988282 SELF-LUBRICATING BEARING Non-Final OA Schaublin SA
17860558 SPHERICAL BEARING HAVING A SWAGED OUTER RING Non-Final OA SKF Aerospace France S.A.S

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