Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1749

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-14.5% vs TC avg
143
Total Applications
+39.9%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 103 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.1%
§102 Novelty
95.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18908987 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING CONTRAST ON A SURFACE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18917030 PNEUMATIC TIRE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18287420 TIRE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18475984 PNEUMATIC TIRE Final Rejection Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18126227 MOTORCYCLE TIRE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18128168 TIRE WITH INTERLOCKING BAND TYPE 3D KERF Final Rejection Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
18264473 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A HEATING MATERIAL 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
18868166 TYRE FOR HEAVY LOADS Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18711611 TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18706835 TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18267824 Tire Tread for a Heavy Vehicle with Improved Robustness Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18715112 LOAD-RESISTENT PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TYRES WITH REDUCED NOISE EMISSION Final Rejection Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
18548569 PNEUMATIC TYRE FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA 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.
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
18224583 ATOMIZING DEVICE, ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD.

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