Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RILEY, JONATHAN G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723 3724

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
-18.4% vs TC avg
681
Total Applications
+29.8%
Interview Lift
1128
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 618 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
34.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17378115 PROCESSING DEVICE AND HOLDING MEMBER Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18348474 WORKPIECE CUTTING DEVICE AND WORKPIECE CUTTING METHOD Non-Final OA IHI CORPORATION
18650629 RECIPROCATING SAW Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18484173 PANEL SAW ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18551637 CUTTING BLADE Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18655456 POWER CUTTING MACHINE Final Rejection YAMABIKO CORPORATION
18323221 POWER TOOL GUIDE AND POWER TOOL GUIDE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18323148 POWER TOOL GUIDE AND POWER TOOL GUIDE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18323105 POWER TOOL GUIDE AND POWER TOOL GUIDE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
19213071 NOSE PIECE FOR STRAND CUTTER Final Rejection General Technologies, Inc.
18676890 Dispenser for Rolled Sheet Materials With Motorized Spindle Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18858231 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A SHEET INTO A CONTINUOUS STRIP Final Rejection VMI Holland B.V.
18020257 WORK MACHINE Final Rejection Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
18604877 PUNCHING TOOL Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18446470 Power tool and cutting tool Non-Final OA Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
18524162 MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18746221 SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18746260 SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18737154 HANDLING DEVICE Non-Final OA MTD PRODUCTS INC.
17728300 CONTAINERS, BLANKS, AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING WEB MATERIAL Non-Final OA REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC
17443692 Si SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
17919618 HANDHELD CIRCULAR SAWS WITH IMPROVED CUTTING CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Festool GmbH
18786918 DUST COLLECTION STRUCTURE OF BAND SAW MACHINE Non-Final OA OAV EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS, INC.
17980247 CUTTER UNIT AND PRINTER Non-Final OA Seiko Instruments Inc.
18261173 CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING CAPS Non-Final OA SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA’ COOPERATIVA
18722857 DIE-HOLDING CYLINDER FOR A LAMINATE DIE-CUTTING MACHINE Non-Final OA COMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL MAQUINARIA CARTON ONDULADO, S.L.
17769236 PLASTIC STRAND GRANULATOR HAVING AN ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING THE CUTTING GAP Non-Final OA Maag Germany GmbH
18735567 ELECTRIC NOSE HAIR SUCTION CLIPPER Non-Final OA Weixiang HUANG
18647150 MEDICINE CUTTER WITH BLADE PROTECTION AND POSITIONING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Huizhou Yixiang Technology Co., Ltd.
18608986 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLAT PLASTIC COMPONENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Magna Exteriors (Bohemia) s.r.o.

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