Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STEVENS, ALLAN D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3736

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.4%
Allow Rate
-28.6% vs TC avg
682
Total Applications
+50.2%
Interview Lift
1111
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 621 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
36.1%
§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.
19065541 CONTACT LENS PACKAGE AND METHOD AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH
19104929 CONTENTS CONTAINER Non-Final OA YONWOO CO., LTD.
19103947 FOLDABLE PACKAGING INSERT COMPRISING MULTIPLE CELLULOSE-BASED AIR-LAID OR SOLID FOAM SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Stora Enso OYJ
19100974 SNAP CAP Non-Final OA Weener Plastics Group B.V.
18617860 PACKAGE AND CLOSURE WITH TAMPER-EVIDENT BAND Final Rejection Closure Systems International Inc.
17979457 Medical Device Kit with Integrated Organization and Waste Disposal Features Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
19015915 COOKING UTENSIL Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG SHINTOWN INDUSTRY CO., LTD
19015557 FOOD STORAGE COVER Non-Final OA Zhongshan Jiabao Daily Necessities Co., Ltd
18946043 DISPOSABLE IRRIGATION BASIN FOR EXTREMITY PROCEDURES Non-Final OA MDM Wound Ventures, Inc.
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.
18768958 CHILDPROOF PILL CONTAINER Non-Final OA E-LINK PLASTIC & METAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18722571 A TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE FOR A THREADED CONTAINER Final Rejection AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18747902 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND PROCESSING HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA Petrosmith Equipment, LP
16942561 TAMPER-PROOF SENSOR FOR A CONTAINER Non-Final OA VEGA Grieshaber KG
17690734 BOX-IN-A-BOX SHIPPER Non-Final OA Cryoport, Inc.
18461824 CAP Final Rejection DAIWA CAN COMPANY
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 Final Rejection Huhtamaki, Inc.
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
18254727 RUBBER STOPPER Non-Final OA DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
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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