Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1749

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.0%
Allow Rate
-14.0% vs TC avg
139
Total Applications
+35.5%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 96 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17594206 PNEUMATIC TIRE Final Rejection The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
18264473 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A HEATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18264137 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18263946 APPARATUS FOR HEATING AEROSOLISABLE MATERIAL Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18262957 NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18261408 AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18908987 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING CONTRAST ON A SURFACE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18603794 TIRE AND TIRE TREAD Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18128168 TIRE WITH INTERLOCKING BAND TYPE 3D KERF Final Rejection Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
18547431 DIELECTRICALLY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH OPTIMISED DIMENSIONS Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18044442 HIGH PERFORMANCE TYRE Non-Final OA Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
18917030 PNEUMATIC TIRE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18916881 PNEUMATIC TIRE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18475984 PNEUMATIC TIRE Final Rejection Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18035650 ELASTOMER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18289621 TIRE HAVING OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF ROLLING RESISTANCE AND ROADHOLDING Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18868166 TYRE FOR HEAVY LOADS Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18711611 TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18706835 TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18699591 PNEUMATIC TIRE Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18715112 LOAD-RESISTENT PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TYRES WITH REDUCED NOISE EMISSION Final Rejection Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
18657676 PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER Non-Final OA NOKIAN RENKAAT OYJ
18656559 PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER Non-Final OA NOKIAN RENKAAT OYJ
18234217 AUTO-LOCK OF AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
18565381 Heavy Goods Vehicle Tire with Complex Tread Pattern Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERAL DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18224583 ATOMIZING DEVICE, ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
18254349 ATOMIZATION CORE, ATOMIZER COMPRISING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN RELX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18461345 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited

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