Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.3%
Allow Rate
+33.3% vs TC avg
1966
Total Applications
+5.9%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1917 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
31.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18287575 MOTOR VEHICLE VIBRATION DAMPER Non-Final OA ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
18559092 HYDRAULIC BLOCK FOR A HYDRAULIC UNIT FOR AN ELECTROHYDRAULIC DUAL-CIRCUIT POWER BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18492565 Electromechanical Brake and Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18518487 BRAKE PAD CARRIER COMPRISING HOLLOW PART AND/OR PART MADE FROM A SHEET MATERIAL Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18498050 CALIPER BRAKE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18218767 BRAKE DISC HAVING STRUCTURAL FEATURES AT ITS CIRCUMFERENCE Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18208214 INTEGRATED BEARING HARDWARE FOR SHOCK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18143505 SHOCK ASSEMBLY WITH BY-PASS AND HYDRAULIC ADJUST Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18470957 VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18272313 DISC BRAKE ARRANGEMENT AND BRAKE DUST PARTICLE FILTER Non-Final OA VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18281617 ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE APPARATUS AND BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18266415 DISC BRAKE, BRAKE CALIPER, METHOD FOR CASTING BRAKE CALIPER, BRAKE CARRIER, AND METHOD FOR CASTING BRAKE CARRIER Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18237783 VIBRATION DAMPERS FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection thyssenkrupp AG
18235421 LINEAR ACTUATOR HAVING WOBBLE JOINT Non-Final OA JTEKT Bearings North America LLC
18504900 COMPOSITE PREFORMS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18399940 COIL SPRING, SUSPENSION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COIL SPRING Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18506774 BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA Nabtesco Corporation
18557407 BRAKE CALIPER OF A DISC FOR A DISC BRAKE Non-Final OA BREMBO S.P.A.
18578786 EDDY-CURRENT-BASED MAGNETIC BRAKING DEVICE, VEHICLE BRAKED WHEEL AND AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A WHEEL Non-Final OA SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18561710 SHOCK-ABSORBING MEMBER AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18530582 BRAKING DEVICE Non-Final OA Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
18402395 FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18462423 FLUID-FILLED CYLINDRICAL VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
18248655 DISK BRAKE DEVICE AND BRAKE PAD Non-Final OA MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
18394449 SANITARY FREE-FALL SAFETY DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED LIFTING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Tri-Mach Group Inc.
18565822 Drum Brake Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE System fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18501158 FIXING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A FIRST COMPONENT TO A SECOND COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING A FIXING DEVICE Non-Final OA CIKAUTXO, S.COOP.
18493748 VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FACTION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18378898 DAMPER BUMPER CAP WITH COLLECTOR Non-Final OA Advanced Suspension Technology LLC
18370991 ANTI-COLLISION STRIP AND BUNDLE ROLL THEREOF Non-Final OA MAYAPPLE BABY LLC

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