Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCOVILLE, BLAKE E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3671

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Blake E. Scoville is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3671. He has 148 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 73.6 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant within his docket. This 73.6 percent rate is a recorded outcome for the 148 cases resolved in Tech Center 3600.

The interview lift is 29.3 percent. This 29.3 percent lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. The median days to allowance is 1153. This timeline provides a median expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. The 1153-day median pendency is a key metric for applicants in Art Unit 3671.

Practitioners can use the 148 resolved cases to evaluate the consistency of these metrics. The 73.6 percent allowance rate is a factor for strategy. The 1153-day median pendency and the 29.3 percent lift offer a data-grounded view of the prosecution process for this examiner. These figures provide a basis for evaluating the impact of direct communication on the 73.6 percent baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+21.6% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+29.3%
Interview Lift
1153
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 148 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.8%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18535377 SNOW BLOWER AND NON-CLOGGING CHUTE Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18822044 CABLESS DUMPER Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
17907287 Row Cleaner Load Sensor Final Rejection Precision Planting LLC
18933244 BUCKET LIP SHROUD AND BUCKET LIP ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18527671 TIP WITH THRU-HOLE AND PIN RETAINING GEOMETRY Final Rejection CATERPILLAR INC.
17613027 SNOW THROWER Final Rejection TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18630050 Weeding Unit and a Method for Treating an Agricultural Field Final Rejection AGCO International GmbH
18798649 SEMI-MOUNTED AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH FORWARD LIFT-ASSIST AND RELATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
17724842 Winged Agricultural Implement with Steerable Transport Wheels Non-Final OA ELMER'S WELDING & MANUFACTURING LTD.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month