Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.8%
Allow Rate
+32.8% vs TC avg
795
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
927
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 771 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
41.8%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18695733 BRAKING DEVICE, ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18246900 AXIAL FORCE TRANSMITTER FOR AN ACTUATING DEVICE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AXIAL FORCE TRANSMITTER Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18391101 HANDHELD WORK APPARATUS WITH A BRAKE UNIT Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18585237 HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR FOR STEERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18347649 TOP MOUNT ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION STRUT, AND SUSPENSION STRUT COMPRISING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NTN EUROPE
18721368 BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA ADVICS CO., LTD.
18686666 METHOD FOR ACTUATING A BLOCKING TAPPET, ACTUATION UNIT AND VEHICLE BRAKE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18562403 Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle Final Rejection KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18700514 A METHOD FOR RELEASING ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKES, A MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FOR RELEASING THE ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKES, AND A SYSTEM OF THE MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A TRAIN Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH

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