Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SAETHER, FLEMMING

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3675 3677 3726

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
1,692
Total Applications
+28.4%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
65.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18322720 ADJUSTABLE PROTECTIVE CAP ARRANGEMENT FOR A BALL JOINT IN A VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18256966 SCREW NUT HAVING SCREW CAGE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
19037449 FASTENER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
18447825 SNAP NUT CONCRETE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
18212527 Quarter Turn Fastener Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18208778 Stud Fastener System Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17290900 APPARATUS FOR TIGHTENING THREADED FASTENERS Final Rejection HYTORC Division UNEX Corporation
18326179 COATED FASTENER AND COATING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18187498 HOLD-TOGETHER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18266749 TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SAFRAN CERAMICS
18355807 MACHINING FIXTURE COUNTERBORE BOLT FITTING Non-Final OA Textron Innovations Inc.
18284609 Expansion Anchor Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18284648 Expansion Anchor Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18133859 SERVICEABLE STUD AND GROMMET ASSEMBLY WITH LOW INSTALLATION EFFORT AND HIGH EXTRACTION FORCE Non-Final OA Newfrey LLC
18263752 WASHER FOR COVERING SLOTS Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18222859 RAPID INSTALLATION SCREW WITH RADIALLY EXPANDING THREADS Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18356719 INDEXING BOLT FOR JOINING COMPOSITE FORM PIECES TOGETHER Non-Final OA Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
18457372 FASTENING ELEMENT Non-Final OA DTECH PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
17883644 PRESS-FIT STRUCTURE AND PRESS-FIT METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA DTECH PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18453577 CONCRETE FASTENER Non-Final OA Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
18453840 SYSTEM FOR CENTERING RODS IN GLUED-IN-ROD STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
18453574 CONCRETE FASTENER Non-Final OA Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
18404525 BLIND FASTENER AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF Final Rejection HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
18469405 MASONRY CAVITY WALL TIE Final Rejection Terremoto Limited
18234748 RETENTION SYSTEM FOR SEPARATOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA CECO Environmental IP Inc.
18447379 SCREW STRUCTURE Non-Final OA INTEGRAL BUILDING PRODUCTS INCORPORATION
18216757 MULTI-FEATURED PANEL FASTENER AND PANEL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MULTI-FEATURED PANEL FASTENER Final Rejection ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
18213243 THREADLESS POSITIONING FASTENER, PIN, AND RETAINER, AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS Non-Final OA AlphaUSA
18175405 TOOL ARRANGEMENT FOR APPLICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF NUT TYPE FASTENERS Final Rejection Engentus Pty Ltd
17536912 Method and a Device for the Manufacturing of Washers for Locking and Washer for Locking Final Rejection Nord-Lock AB

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