Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PRICE, CRAIG JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1727 3753 3754 3762 3763

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Craig James Price is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1727, with a high volume of 1037 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 68.9%, indicating that a majority of applications are successfully granted. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1081, which provides a clear expectation for the timeline of prosecution. Practitioners should consider this 1081-day duration when planning their strategy for the 1037 cases in this examiner's history.

The data also shows an interview lift of 22.1%. This significant lift suggests that applications involving an interview are much more likely to be allowed than the 68.9% baseline. Given the large sample of 1037 resolved cases, this 22.1% lift is a reliable indicator of the benefits of direct communication. In Art Unit 1727, practitioners should utilize interviews to improve their odds and potentially navigate the 1081-day median pendency more effectively.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

68.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
1,084
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1081
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1037 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.3%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18742683 Rotary Shear Valve Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18742807 Rotating Valve System Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18760180 MANIFOLD Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18284672 PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
19043955 TRANSMISSION HAVING AN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED VALVE BODY Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18701458 VALVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18043757 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE AND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19212430 FLUID CONTROL VALVE AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
19111005 FLUID SUPPLY MECHANISM AND FLUID SUPPLY METHOD Non-Final OA HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
19075951 GLAND REPAIR TOOLS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF REPAIRING GLAND SEALS ON HIGH PRESSURE VALVES Non-Final OA Enerpac Tool Group Corp.
19188494 CENTERING ELECTRONIC ROTARY VALVE Non-Final OA SCHIVO MEDICAL LIMITED
18505076 EXPLOSION VENTING PLATE AND ENERGY STORAGE CABINET Final Rejection Sungrow Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
17536550 SLEEVED PLUG VALVE WITH REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE AND MODULAR OPTION FOR VALVE BODY Final Rejection Xomox PFT Corp.

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