Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RENNER, CRAIG A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2627 2688 2689

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+22.1% vs TC avg
841
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
789
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 826 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
65.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19187939 SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVING DEVICE HAVING SAME Non-Final OA NIDEC CORPORATION
18691462 BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE PLATE Non-Final OA NIDEC CORPORATION
18488897 PROBE HEAD WITH TRAILING SHIELD FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING ON TAPE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19076726 Tunneling Magnetoresistance Device With Magnetically Soft High Moment Free Layer Non-Final OA Headway Technologies, Inc.
18623991 Spintronic Reader Utilizing The Inverse Spin Hall Effect Non-Final OA Headway Technologies, Inc.
18122362 Self-Aligned Side Gap Insulator For A Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Writer Non-Final OA Headway Technologies, Inc.
17965852 DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION, ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

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