Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SALONE, BAYAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1754 2831 3614 3616 3644 3654 3722 3726 3799

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bayan Salone has resolved 821 cases in Tech Center 3700. The allowance rate is 76.1 percent. This rate suggests a relatively high likelihood of success for applicants in Art Unit 1754. The 76.1 percent allowance rate indicates that the examiner is generally receptive to granting patents when the technical merits are clearly established.

The interview lift is 17.3 percent. This metric shows that interviews provide a consistent benefit in securing an allowance and clarifying the examiner's position. A 17.3 percent increase in the probability of success makes direct communication a valuable tool for practitioners looking to resolve rejections and move toward a grant.

The median days to allowance is 1006. This pendency is moderate, reflecting a steady pace of case resolution. Practitioners can use the 1006 day median to set expectations for the length of the grant process while relying on the 76.1 percent allowance rate as a positive indicator of success.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+6.2% vs TC avg
838
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 822 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18698313 Drill bit with improved removal of the drill core Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
19053204 BONE MILL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18403821 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
18909339 METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A DISPLACEMENT MOVEMENT AND A PNEUMATIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Festo SE & Co. KG
18823687 COOLANT SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, MACHINE TOOL, METHOD OF SUPPLYING COOLANT TO MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
18672584 TERMINAL REEL UNIT AND ELECTRIC WIRE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Yazaki Corporation
18735116 WATCH COMPONENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection ROLEX SA
18928262 CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS WITH CHIP BREAKING Non-Final OA Kennametal Inc.
18294458 TOOL TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING TOOLS AT MACHINE TOOLS Non-Final OA DECKEL MAHO Pfronten GmbH
18846858 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18797765 TOOL BIT WITH WORK-HARDENING SECTION Non-Final OA QUANTUM IMPACT, LLC
18640967 UNIVERSAL SURGICAL ROBOTIC PLATFORM Non-Final OA Andromeda Surgical, Inc.
18683566 TOOL HOLDER AND TURRET Non-Final OA NT TOOL CORPORATION
18463915 MODELING PROCESS AND STRUCTURAL REPAIR OF A RAILWAY OR METAL CAR Non-Final OA MINETEC S.A.

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