Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+33.5% vs TC avg
1,972
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
848
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1939 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
2.4%
§102 Novelty
77.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18208214 INTEGRATED BEARING HARDWARE FOR SHOCK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
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
18504900 COMPOSITE PREFORMS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18266415 DISC BRAKE, BRAKE CALIPER, METHOD FOR CASTING BRAKE CALIPER, BRAKE CARRIER, AND METHOD FOR CASTING BRAKE CARRIER Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18518487 BRAKE PAD CARRIER COMPRISING HOLLOW PART AND/OR PART MADE FROM A SHEET MATERIAL Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18218767 BRAKE DISC HAVING STRUCTURAL FEATURES AT ITS CIRCUMFERENCE Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
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
17514075 VIBRATION ISOLATION FOR VEHICLE SEAT COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18399940 COIL SPRING, SUSPENSION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COIL SPRING Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18248655 DISK BRAKE DEVICE AND BRAKE PAD Non-Final OA MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
18578307 RUNNING GEAR FOR A RAIL VEHICLE, COMPRISING A MAGNETIC RAIL BRAKE AND A CENTERING DEVICE, MAGNETIC RAIL BRAKE AND CENTERING DEVICE Non-Final OA Faiveley Transport Bochum GmbH
18402395 FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
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.
18264968 BRAKE DISC FOR A DISC BRAKE Non-Final OA Plansee SE

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