Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STEVENS, ALLAN D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3736

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.6%
Allow Rate
-28.4% vs TC avg
686
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 628 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
73.8%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17847318 SHOCK ABSORBER AND PACKAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
19190676 PORTABLE IOT-ENABLED GAS STORAGE SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED HIDDEN MODULE Final Rejection Atomis Inc.
17321233 PACKAGE WITH OPPOSING LOCKING MECHANISMS Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18774559 CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINER FOR TOBACCO-CONTAINING PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
19065541 CONTACT LENS PACKAGE AND METHOD AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH
19103947 FOLDABLE PACKAGING INSERT COMPRISING MULTIPLE CELLULOSE-BASED AIR-LAID OR SOLID FOAM SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Stora Enso OYJ
18617860 PACKAGE AND CLOSURE WITH TAMPER-EVIDENT BAND Final Rejection Closure Systems International Inc.
19015915 COOKING UTENSIL Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG SHINTOWN INDUSTRY CO., LTD
19015557 FOOD STORAGE COVER Non-Final OA Zhongshan Jiabao Daily Necessities Co., Ltd
17991106 TAMPER-EVIDENT DEVICE Final Rejection Gary L. Sharpe
18939213 TWIST LID FOR CUP Non-Final OA TRUE FABRICATIONS, INC.
18936160 ATTACHABLE TRASH RECEPTACLE Non-Final OA Tiss Trash LLC
18900695 VACUUM FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR USING IT Non-Final OA SHANGHAI REAL TRADING CO., LTD.
18461824 CAP Final Rejection DAIWA CAN COMPANY
18768958 CHILDPROOF PILL CONTAINER Non-Final OA E-LINK PLASTIC & METAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18756307 PACKAGING WITH INTEGRATED PART MATING CHECK Final Rejection RB Distribution, Inc.
18722571 A TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE FOR A THREADED CONTAINER Final Rejection AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18355075 CONTAINER FORMED FROM TWO IDENTICAL TRAYS WITH ENGAGEMENT AND DENESTING FEATURES Final Rejection Anchor Packaging, LLC
18646700 CONTAINER HAVING ENHANCED WALL INTEGRITY AND ALIGNMENT ELEMENT Non-Final OA Huhtamaki, Inc.
16942561 TAMPER-PROOF SENSOR FOR A CONTAINER Non-Final OA VEGA Grieshaber KG
18691437 SUSPENSION FRAME FOR A SHIPPING PACKAGE Final Rejection DS SMITH PACKAGING DEUTSCHLAND STIFTUNG & CO. KG
18595682 PARTIAL COVER FOR DINNERWARE Non-Final OA Vision Innovations LLC
18413711 COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE DEBRIS Non-Final OA xworks LLC
18476894 EXPANDABLE POLYLACTIC ACID-BASED THERMAL PACKAGING AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Lifoam Industries, LLC
18356617 ADVANCED MONO-MATERIAL EXPANDABLE POLYLACTIC ACID-BASED THERMAL AND PROTECTIVE PACKAGING AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Lifoam Industries, LLC
18004856 CLOSURE DEVICE Non-Final OA West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GMBH & Co. KG
17789368 LABELLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A MULTI-PART CONTAINER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A LABELLING ARRANGEMENT TO A MULTI-PART CONTAINER Non-Final OA Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
17416351 BOTTLE NECK OVERCAP Final Rejection AMCOR FLEXIBLES CAPSULES FRANCE

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