Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+32.7% vs TC avg
791
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 751 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
33.2%
§102 Novelty
53.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18531863 BRAKE DEVICE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
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
18497619 BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATION Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18281334 DISC BRAKE AND CARRIER Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18534145 PISTON VALVE ASSEMBLY AND SHOCK ABSORBER WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
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
18390058 BRAKING CONTROL ARCHITECTURES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA TUSIMPLE, INC.
18562403 Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18353540 FILTER HOUSING FOR BRAKE DUST PARTICLE FILTER FOR BRAKE DISC ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
18347649 TOP MOUNT ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION STRUT, AND SUSPENSION STRUT COMPRISING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NTN EUROPE
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
18562375 Viscous Torsional Vibration Damper or Viscous Torsional Vibration Absorber Non-Final OA Hasse & Wrede GmbH
18380654 SEQUENTIAL TELESCOPIC PASSIVE DAMPER Non-Final OA BeijingWest Industries Co., Ltd.
18286844 DAMPING CARTRIDGE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE FRONT FORKS Non-Final OA ÖHLINS RACING AB
18285972 3/2-WAY VALVE CONCEPT FOR A HYDRAULIC ACTUATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA IPGATE AG
18371041 WHEELCHAIR WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM Non-Final OA Push Lox, LLC
18261755 AIR SPRING Non-Final OA CARBON AIR LIMITED
18138271 Composite Wave Springs Non-Final OA Arris Composites Inc.
18195843 LOW SHAPE FACTOR VIBRATION ISOLATOR AND DAMPER Non-Final OA Carbide Audio LLC
18157992 Apparatus for Dispersing Impact Forces Non-Final OA Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
18152892 MODULAR PRESSURE REGULATION VALVE FOR A SHOCK ABSORBER Non-Final OA RAPA Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
17987099 Electronic Parachute Deployment System Non-Final OA CGB Holdings, L.L.C.

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