Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: QUANDT, MICHAEL M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
-7.2% vs TC avg
527
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1139
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 486 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.5%
§102 Novelty
31.6%
§103 Obviousness
34.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18549382 ACTIVE REELING AND STEERING CONTROL OF A VINE ROBOT Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18545713 ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18031397 MULTI-CONTROL VALVE Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18864788 HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR A HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOUSING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18685331 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, MINING VEHICLE AND METHOD Final Rejection SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
18978131 BALL SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR AXIAL PISTON MACHINES Non-Final OA Danfoss A/S
16769435 AN IMPLEMENT ATTACHMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Volvo Construction Equipment AB
18966117 VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR MOBILE WORKING MACHINES COMPRISING A HYDRAULIC CONSUMER Final Rejection OILFIX GMBH
18248827 COMPOSITE PANE COMPRISING A SUN SHADING COATING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18887067 Hydraulic Drive System and Method for Producing the Hydrostatic Drive System Non-Final OA HMS--Hybrid Motion Solutions GmbH
18300893 COOKTOP APPLIANCE AND METHODS OF BURNER LEVEL RESPONSE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18381348 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TREATMENT PROCESS Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
18696319 ACTUATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN ACTUATOR DEVICE Final Rejection METISMOTION GMBH
17760890 Construction Machine Non-Final OA Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd.
17640866 HYDRAULIC DOOR DRIVE FOR A LIFTING DOOR, LIFTING DOOR COMPRISING THE HYDRAULIC DOOR DRIVE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HYDRAULIC DOOR DRIVE Non-Final OA Efaflex Inzeniring d.o.o. Ljubljana

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