Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAVERS, MATTHEW P

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1784 3619 3635 3722 3726 3763 4100

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Matthew P Travers is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1784. The record contains 663 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 63.2 percent, which represents the probability of a grant. These 663 resolved cases provide a sample for analyzing the examiner's performance. This volume of cases ensures the metrics are based on a broad range of applications.

The interview lift is 43.6 percent, which shows the change in the chance of allowance following an interview. The median days to allowance is 969, representing the duration for successful prosecution. In Art Unit 1784, these metrics offer a view of the examiner's past behavior.

Practitioners should consider the 43.6 percent interview lift when deciding on a prosecution strategy. The 63.2 percent allowance rate and the 969 median days to allowance are key for managing expectations. These data points from Tech Center 4100 help in understanding the examination process.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

63.2%
Allow Rate
+3.2% vs TC avg
718
Total Applications
+43.6%
Interview Lift
969
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 663 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17687590 RADIATIVE PASSIVE COOLING AND HEATING VIA METASURFACES AND NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18347331 CHAIN-INSTALL APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
18467999 POWER TOOL Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
19016254 SLEEVED ROCKER SHAFT FOR TYPE III HEAVY DUTY VALVE TRAIN Final Rejection EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
18852764 Clamping Mandrel Adapter Device, Assembly Method for Assembling a Clamping Mandrel Adapter Device, and Machine Tool System with a Machine Tool and with a Clamping Mandrel Adapter Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18918632 ANTI-ROTATION TOOL FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18111418 JOINING DEVICE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS ON A SHAFT Final Rejection MAHLE International GmbH
18290014 MACHINING CONDITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MACHINING CONTROL DEVICE, MACHINING SYSTEM, AND MACHINING PROGRAM Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
17918376 MACHINING METHOD FOR WORKPIECE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
19280597 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR A NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
19273799 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR A NON-NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18279432 METAL CUTTING MILLING TOOL Final Rejection AB SANDVIK COROMANT
18078191 PART MANIPULATOR FOR ASSEMBLY MACHINE Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
19193861 A MULTI-PURPOSE EXTRACTION TOOL Final Rejection The Sollami Company
18871942 TOOLS FOR SUPPORTING WIND TURBINE BLADES Non-Final OA LM Wind Power A/S
19096957 INSULATED PANEL STRUCTURE Final Rejection SYSTEMES NORBEC INC.
18871977 CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA SECO TOOLS AB
18497550 CUTTING TOOL AND TOOL BODY THEREOF Final Rejection TUNGALOY CORPORATION
18049660 METHOD OF INTERFACE SURFACE PREPARATION FOR COATED STEEL ENABLING LASER WELD OR LASER BRAZED ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18588250 ATRAUMATIC TIP ASSEMBLY FOR GUIDEWIRE Final Rejection Acclarent, Inc.
18854187 METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE ROOT OF A BLADE Non-Final OA NABRAWIND TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.
18851136 HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA S PLUS COMTECH CO., LTD.
18729021 CONDUCTOR BUNDLE SEPARATION DEVICE AND CONDUCTOR BUNDLE SEPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA EISHIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18574622 DEBURRING TOOL WITH DEBURRING BLADE FOR DEBURRING THE EDGES OF HOLES Final Rejection Heule Werkzeug AG
17258294 FOOD CONTACT MEMBER AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection FUJI KIHAN CO., LTD.

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