Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RENNER, CRAIG A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1785 2627 2688 2689

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%

Allow Rate

+22.2% vs TC avg

855

Total Applications

+17.6%

Interview Lift

787

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 838 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.6%

§101 Eligibility

30.1%

§102 Novelty

37.5%

§103 Obviousness

25.7%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18824283	DISK DEVICE	Final Rejection	Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18691462	BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE PLATE	Final Rejection	NIDEC CORPORATION
18122362	Self-Aligned Side Gap Insulator For A Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Writer	Final Rejection	Headway Technologies, Inc.
19041235	Shunt Reducing Migration Barrier Layer Materials and Insertion Techniques for Epitaxial Topological Materials	Non-Final OA	Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

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