Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VITALE, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3722 3723 3726

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
-3.3% vs TC avg
497
Total Applications
+35.1%
Interview Lift
1142
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
63.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18396553 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18072861 ARM, TOOL MAGAZINE, AND MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18058098 TOOL CHANGER AND MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17710108 LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE PIPE THREADER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18117607 WORKPIECE HOLDING DEVICE Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18079295 MACHINING SYSTEM WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION MACHINING Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19174527 SUBSTRATE FIXING DEVICE Final Rejection SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
17916663 RFID ARRANGEMENTS FOR ROTATABLE WORK TOOLS Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18413593 SPINDLE POWER-ON DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL DISCHARGE COMPOUND MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA Xinjiang University
18137613 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA Quantum Impact, LLC
18021142 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
17890031 Precision apparatus for placement into storage and/or removal from storage, precision system for placement into storage and/or removal from storage, and method Non-Final OA E. Zoller GmbH & Co. KG Einstell- und Messgeraete
17794866 BLISK MACHINING CENTER Non-Final OA KEDE NUMERICAL CONTROL CO., LTD.
17793085 DRILL Non-Final OA Colt Technologies GmbH
17637705 SINGLE-LIP DRILL HAVING TWO LONGITUDINAL GROOVES IN THE RAKE FACE Final Rejection botek Präzisionsbohrtechnik GmbH

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