Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+32.6% vs TC avg
786
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 742 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
46.1%
§102 Novelty
37.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18531863 BRAKE DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18199469 BRAKE DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18554809 BRAKE LINING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE DISC BRAKE, AND DISC BRAKE FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18217539 VIBRATION ATTENUATION VIA TAILORED METASTRUCTURES Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18497619 BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATION Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18353396 Electromechanical Brake and its Locking Device and Locking Device Control Method 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 Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18387589 BRAKE APPARATUS, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR BRAKING VEHICLE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18376140 Brake disk with an interlayer having a shape elasticity Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18375903 ACTUATOR AND BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
17973523 TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND DISC BRAKE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18553755 DISC BRAKE DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18281334 DISC BRAKE AND CARRIER Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18028331 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ABSORBING ENERGY Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
17985347 HYDRAULIC ADJUSTMENT UNIT, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18178088 VIBRATION ISOLATOR FOR SUPPORTING A PAYLOAD Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
18562403 Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18391101 HANDHELD WORK APPARATUS WITH A BRAKE UNIT Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
17839715 BRAKE LINING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE DISC BRAKE Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
18152892 MODULAR PRESSURE REGULATION VALVE FOR A SHOCK ABSORBER Non-Final OA RAPA Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
18347649 TOP MOUNT ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION STRUT, AND SUSPENSION STRUT COMPRISING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NTN EUROPE
18353540 FILTER HOUSING FOR BRAKE DUST PARTICLE FILTER FOR BRAKE DISC ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
18578147 SEALING RING WITH LOCKING AGAINST TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT Non-Final OA TALLANO TECHNOLOGIES
18404170 STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENERGY DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Ogre Skin Designs, LLC
17986008 BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE Final Rejection ZF Active Safety US Inc.
18571494 SLIDING BUMPER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA IDEAL WAREHOUSE INNOVATIONS, INC.
18289085 Rotary Damper and Production Method Therefor Non-Final OA SOMIC MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS INC.
18564044 METHOD FOR SUCTIONING BRAKING PARTICLES Non-Final OA AKWEL
18197585 HYDRO BUSHING Non-Final OA Pyung Hwa Industrial Co., Ltd.
18562375 Viscous Torsional Vibration Damper or Viscous Torsional Vibration Absorber Non-Final OA Hasse & Wrede GmbH

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