Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RILEY, JONATHAN G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723 3724 3783

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.9%
Allow Rate
-18.1% vs TC avg
687
Total Applications
+30.1%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 626 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§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
18293738 CIRCULAR SAW Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18484173 PANEL SAW ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
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.
18207851 Cut-Off Saw Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
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.
18659848 RAZOR CARTRIDGE Final Rejection DORCO CO., LTD.
18020257 WORK MACHINE Final Rejection Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
18604877 PUNCHING TOOL Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18746260 SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18746221 SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
17443692 Si SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
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
18884247 FOLDABLE CARTRIDGE RAZOR Non-Final OA KANG, HIE CHAN
17980247 CUTTER UNIT AND PRINTER Final Rejection 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.
18735567 ELECTRIC NOSE HAIR SUCTION CLIPPER Final Rejection Weixiang HUANG
18647150 MEDICINE CUTTER WITH BLADE PROTECTION AND POSITIONING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Huizhou Yixiang Technology Co., Ltd.
17919618 HANDHELD CIRCULAR SAWS WITH IMPROVED CUTTING CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Festool GmbH
18456873 ABRASIVE BELT CLAMP HOLDER USED WITH SCROLL SAW AND USING METHOD Non-Final OA WEIHAI ALLWIN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL TECH.CO.,LTD
17769236 PLASTIC STRAND GRANULATOR HAVING AN ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING THE CUTTING GAP Non-Final OA Maag Germany GmbH
17936354 FOOD PRODUCT GRIPPING ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Provisur Technologies, Inc.
17944581 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A BANDSAW BLADE Final Rejection Tolko Industries Ltd.
17641860 STAMPING MACHINE FOR STAMPING LABELS AND COVERS Non-Final OA Berhalter AG

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