Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.6%
Allow Rate
+33.6% vs TC avg
1,979
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
850
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1960 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18768542 BRAKING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18845832 SELECTIVE FREE-ROLLING OF WHEELS FOR ROBUST VEHICLE SPEED OVER GROUND DETERMINATION Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18695262 Brake Device for a Hydraulic Brake System of a Vehicle and Method for Operating a Hydraulic 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
18402395 FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18668309 PARK BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18846493 DISC SPRING MEMBER Non-Final OA NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.
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
18898493 CUSHIONING SHEET Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
18647801 VEHICLE RESTRAINT WITH ENHANCED SLIDING SURFACE Non-Final OA ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
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
18757368 CALIPER BRAKE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18218767 BRAKE DISC HAVING STRUCTURAL FEATURES AT ITS CIRCUMFERENCE Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18672249 Brake System and Apparatus Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18715702 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ON THE INSIDE FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL WHEEL BRAKE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18888390 BUSH Non-Final OA Toyo Tire Corporation
18557407 BRAKE CALIPER OF A DISC FOR A DISC BRAKE Non-Final OA BREMBO S.P.A.
18258847 BRAKE DISC WITH NICKEL-FREE STEEL LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Brembo S.p.A.
18775489 SPRING WITH TAPERED ARMS FOR SHOCK ABSORBER Non-Final OA Advanced Suspension Technology LLC

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