Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VITALE, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3722 3723 3726

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.2%
Allow Rate
-3.8% vs TC avg
491
Total Applications
+32.9%
Interview Lift
1169
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 459 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
36.5%
§103 Obviousness
36.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18396553 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18058098 TOOL CHANGER AND MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17710108 LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE PIPE THREADER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18079295 MACHINING SYSTEM WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION MACHINING Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18117607 WORKPIECE HOLDING DEVICE Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18324236 BACKSIDE COUNTERSINKING INSERTED CUTTER Final Rejection The Boeing Company
19213371 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Final Rejection TOTO LTD.
18543087 Hand-Held Power Tool Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18503703 Display Arrangement for Fixed Base Routers Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17916663 RFID ARRANGEMENTS FOR ROTATABLE WORK TOOLS Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
17924544 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA DMG MORI CO., LTD.
17706984 Boring Tool With Deburring Assembly Non-Final OA APEX BRANDS, INC.
18413593 SPINDLE POWER-ON DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL DISCHARGE COMPOUND MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA Xinjiang University
18536440 INLINE WELD-BEAD CUTTING APPARATUS FOR SPIRAL PIPE Non-Final OA State Pipe & Supply, lnc.
18137613 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA Quantum Impact, LLC
18021142 MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18107900 MULTI-AXIS MACHINING CENTER FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE PARTS INDEPENDENTLY Final Rejection DAESUNG HI-TECH CO., LTD.
18069426 SYSTEM FOR FIXING A TOOLING BIT TO A TOOL AND CORRESPONDING FIXING METHOD Non-Final OA ETABLISSEMENTS GEORGES RENAULT
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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