Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2834

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
76
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.1%
§102 Novelty
38.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18716883 INVERTER INCLUDING WIDE-BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES IN A POWER TOOL Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18568086 Shaft-Grounding Device for Establishing an Electrically Conductive Connection Between a Rotatable Shaft and a Housing Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18336016 SURFACE MAGNET ROTOR Final Rejection IHI Corporation
19001395 ROTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18841527 Rotor for an Electric Traction Machine of a Motor Vehicle, and Electric Traction Machine Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18277528 CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVE DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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