Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1761 3723

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.2%
Allow Rate
-9.8% vs TC avg
1,626
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1151
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1576 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.3%
§102 Novelty
83.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18450687 MOUNTING FRAME FOR A SCREWING MACHINE Non-Final OA Jabil Inc.
18219810 WORKING TOOL WITH ARTICULATING HEAD Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18181122 POWER TOOLS AND OTHER DEVICES INCLUDING GRAPHENE POLYMERIC HOUSING STRUCTURES Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18409542 Fastener Extractor and Dislodging Tool Apparatus Non-Final OA Grip Holdings LLC
18176015 Methods and Apparatuses for Extracting and Dislodging Fasteners Final Rejection GRIP HOLDINGS LLC
18546725 ELECTRIC TOOL Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18495369 IMPACT TOOL Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18240412 ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR IN ELECTRIC POWER TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
18220492 SCREWDRIVER Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
18501263 MULTI-NUT DRIVER WITH HEX DRIVE Non-Final OA Klein Tools, Inc.
18643237 AIRCRAFT PANEL REMOVAL TOOL AND WORK AID Non-Final OA Textron Innovations Inc.
18322311 SPHERICAL BIT AND FASTENER DESIGN Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18443749 BOOM COUPLER Non-Final OA Techtronic Cordless GP
18651353 INSERTION TOOL WITH ROTATION INTERFACE Final Rejection Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
18515532 DEVICE FOR OPENING A WATCH CASE INCLUDING A BACK FIXED TO A MIDDLE BY INTERLOCKING Non-Final OA Omega SA
18585571 PIPE WRENCH WITH IMPROVED DESIGN FOR SIDE BITE Non-Final OA APEX BRANDS, INC.
18380397 Dual-Mode Adjustable Pliers Non-Final OA Apex Brands,Inc.
18272137 STRIKING IMPLEMENT WITH ANTI-SHOCK GRIP Final Rejection Apex Brands, Inc.
17950309 Extractor Insert with Bidirectional Driving Capability and Corresponding Extractor Insert Set with Intermediate Sizes Non-Final OA Apex Brands, Inc.
17575231 Extractor Socket with Bidirectional Driving Capability and Corresponding Extraction Set with Intermediate Sizes Final Rejection APEX BRANDS, INC.
18488431 Installation Tool for a Rotational Coupling Device, Rotational Coupling Device and Installation Tool Kit and Method of Installing a Rotational Coupling Device Non-Final OA Warner Electric Technology LLC
18232807 WIRE STRIPPER WITH CUTTING SUPPORT STRUCTURE Final Rejection KAUW YEHI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18355077 COUNTER-TORQUE DRIVER TOOL Non-Final OA C-Torq, LLC
18191040 SCREW, SCREWDRIVER AND SCREW FASTENING SET Non-Final OA Bonastre Biomed, SL
17588071 DRUM HARDWARE TOOLS Final Rejection Drumzi, Inc.
17486657 TELEPOLE APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA RESH, INC.
16750960 ENHANCED STICK FIT BIT DESIGN Final Rejection Acument Intellectual Properties, LLC

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