Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3731 3735 3736 3788

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.9%
Allow Rate
-4.1% vs TC avg
1,762
Total Applications
+23.2%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1730 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19185899 CONTAINER CARRIER Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
19082330 PACKAGING AID FOR UNITS OF OUTER PACKAGING OF UNITS OF SALES PACKAGING WITH HANGING TABS, PARTICULARLY UNITS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER PACKAGING AND CONFIGURATION WITH SUCH A PACKAGING AID Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18928178 PACKAGE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18601823 TRAY MODULE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18164171 MEDICAL DEVICE PACKAGING AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18853780 REFILLABLE CONTAINER Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18765510 RECEPTACLE FOR A DENTAL BLANK Final Rejection Ivoclar Vivadent AG
19195832 LIQUID-CONTAINING COMBINATION CONTAINER, CONTAINER SET, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID-CONTAINING CONTAINER Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18041344 TRANSPORT RACK FOR SECURING A RECEPTACLE Non-Final OA va-Q-tec AG

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