Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SHUM, KENT N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3722 3723 3772

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

34.8%
Allow Rate
-35.2% vs TC avg
180
Total Applications
+50.4%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
34.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293073 DYNAMIC MASS BALANCER FOR A ROTATING POWER TOOL Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18512496 WRENCH Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18504663 Locking Pliers with Movable Torque-Increasing Jaw Section Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18564079 ELECTRODEPOSITED WIRE FOR SAW WIRE AND METAL WIRE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODEPOSITED WIRE FOR SAW WIRE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18540112 Oil Filter Wrech Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17788197 Hand-Held Power Tool Device, Hand-Held Power Tool having the Hand-Held Power Tool Device, and Accessories having the Hand-Held Power Tool Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18223406 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17612461 WET WIPER APPARATUSES FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17412448 RETENTION FLANGE FOR POWER TOOL Final Rejection Black & Decker Inc.
18293344 WIPER FOR A DEVICE FOR WIPING A GLAZED SURFACE OF A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
18784838 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SLURRY QUALITY MONITORING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18452426 ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR PROCESS RELIABILITY DURING POLISHING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.

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