Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher P. Schwartz is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3613. He has managed 1968 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 85.5 percent. This 85.5 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 1968-case history to understand the examiner's general tendencies.

The interview lift is 6.2 percent. This 6.2 percent figure represents the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. A positive value like 6.2 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. This suggests that requesting an interview is a helpful strategy for this docket.

The median days to allowance is 851. This 851-day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. For applicants, this 851-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 85.5 percent allowance rate with the 851-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 3613.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+33.5% vs TC avg
1,984
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
851
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1968 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18979609 BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18844868 BRAKE MECHANISM AND BABY CARRIER Non-Final OA Wonderland Switzerland AG
18845832 SELECTIVE FREE-ROLLING OF WHEELS FOR ROBUST VEHICLE SPEED OVER GROUND DETERMINATION Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18858775 METHOD FOR FILLING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18681008 BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST TWO AXLES Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18860747 ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18402395 FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18792379 INTERNAL STROKE SENSOR FOR AN IFP SHOCK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18833917 MULTI-PISTON DISENGAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A BRAKE DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, BRAKE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A MULTI-PISTON DISENGAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE HAVING THE BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18795968 METAL FOIL FOR SPRING MEMBER, SPRING MEMBER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR METAL FOIL FOR SPRING MEMBER, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SPRING MEMBER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
18898493 CUSHIONING SHEET Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
18955612 VIBRATION DAMPER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA thyssenkrupp AG
18737918 Vibration Damping of Structures Using Slip in Pretensioned Coils Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18845431 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18838545 ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM, AND HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18780467 ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18757368 CALIPER BRAKE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18672249 Brake System and Apparatus Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18846493 DISC SPRING MEMBER Non-Final OA NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.
18888390 BUSH Non-Final OA Toyo Tire Corporation
18848653 LINEAR ACTUATING DEVICE OF A BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE CALIPER WITH SAID DEVICE Non-Final OA BREMBO S.p.A.
18360716 BRAKE NODES Non-Final OA Divergent Technologies, Inc.

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