Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1784 3725 3726 3736

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+8.1% vs TC avg
1,379
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1018
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1336 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
88.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18510826 ROBOTIC DEEP ROLLING TOOL DESIGN FOR MECHANICAL SURFACE TREATMENT OF COMPLEX BLADE ROOT GEOMETRY Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18709293 Hot stamping die and hot stamping process using a hot stamping press Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18653244 PORTABLE ELECTRIC POWER TOOL FOR BENDING ELONGATE OBJECTS Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
18453394 FLAT WIRE DISTORTION REMOVAL APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18452742 COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18623673 RIVETING TOOL YOKE Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18042633 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT, AND TRAY AND HOT-PRESS MANUFACTURING LINE USED FOR MANUFACTURING PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18555147 CONTACTLESS LOOPER FOR METAL PROCESSING AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA NOVELIS INC.
18905314 BOTTOMED METAL CYLINDER Non-Final OA TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
18703699 HOT STAMPING METHOD FOR PRE-COATED STEEL SHEETS Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
17366601 Biopsy Device with Focal Internal Grooves and Method of Use Final Rejection H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
18759953 WIRE DRAWING MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection PARAMOUNT DIE COMPANY, INC.
18626954 Apparatus and Method for Producing a Peripheral Groove in an End Portion of a Metal Tube Non-Final OA MV Pipe Technologies GmbH
18579396 Roll-changing device for changing the working and/or intermediate rolls of a rolling mill stand Non-Final OA SMS group GmbH
18606349 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BAR PIN Non-Final OA The Pullman Company LLC
18442158 TRANSFER TURRET WITH SETTABLE VACUUM TIMING AND NECKER MACHINE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
18273197 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING TUBULAR OR TRUNCATED CONICAL SEGMENTS Non-Final OA Sif Holding N.V.
18410624 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ROLL-FORMING PROCESSES Non-Final OA The Bradbury Co., Inc.
18407777 ROLLING MILL EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE INCLINATION OF THE SPRAY BAR Non-Final OA FIVES DMS
18379354 HYBRID STAMPING PROCESS INCORPORATING TRADITIONAL COLD STAMPING WITH SELECTIVE THERMAL FORMING/FLANGING/TRIMMING OPERATIONS Final Rejection Martinrea International US Inc.
18284445 METHOD OF MAKING METAL FIBERS, IN PARTICULAR OF STEEL Non-Final OA HACANOKA GMBH
18030406 DRAWING UNIT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR METAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S.P.A.
17618937 A METHOD FOR FORMING A DEEP DRAW CLOSURE CAP Final Rejection Saeta GmbH & Co. KG

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