Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WAITS, ALAN B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3617 3656 3682

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
1396
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
882
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1348 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
33.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19002696 RADIAL FOIL BEARING WITH BUMP FOIL Non-Final OA IHI Corporation
18859832 BALL BEARING Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18942957 Hybrid Cage and Its Applications Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18901136 DEEP GROOVE BALL BEARING Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18820448 BEARING Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18776334 BEARING SEAL AND ITS APPLICATION Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18768422 WHEEL HUB UNIT Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18639123 HUB-BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR A WHEEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18639074 SUSPENSION BEARING UNIT Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18532615 ARC-SHAPED SEGMENT FOR ASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED CAGE, CAGE AND BEARING Final Rejection Aktiebolaget SKF
18210104 SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18320041 BEARING ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18318166 SUPER-PRECISION ROLLING BEARING FOR HIGH-SPEED APPLICATIONS AND HIGH CONTACT PRESSURES, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18127084 TAPERED ROLLER BEARING AND DIFFERENTIAL GEAR WITH A TAPERED ROLLER BEARING Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18857716 CROWN-TYPE RETAINER FOR BALL BEARING, AND BALL BEARING Non-Final OA NSK Ltd.
18786654 HALF THRUST BEARING Non-Final OA DAIDO METAL COMPANY LTD.
18989861 CAGE FOR BALL BEARING AND BALL BEARING COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA ILJIN GLOBAL Co.,Ltd
18742997 VEHICULAR WHEEL BEARING COMPRISING SEALING DEVICE HAVING INTERNAL PRESSURE DISCHARGING PORTION Non-Final OA ILJIN GLOBAL Co.,Ltd
18974834 THRUST BEARING Non-Final OA Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University Erica Campus
18841975 ROLLING BEARING Non-Final OA NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD.
18730136 LINEAR MOTION GUIDE UNIT Non-Final OA NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD.
18962865 POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND BEARINGS IN AN RCD Non-Final OA Hydril USA Distribution LLC
18868957 Roller Bearing Comprising a Multi-Component Plastics Bearing Ring Non-Final OA igus GmbH
18859087 Telescopic Guide Non-Final OA igus GmbH
18715118 BEARING SEAT ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
18944136 LINEAR GUIDE HAVING ANTI-CREEP RETAINER Non-Final OA CHIEFTEK PRECISION CO., LTD.
18926036 BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA ECOPLASTIC CORPORATION
18898858 MODULAR BEARING WITH REPLACEABLE, PIVOT-CONNECTED PADS Non-Final OA Waukesha Bearings Corporation
18711383 WIND TURBINE RETAINER AND BEARING Final Rejection BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18008253 Guide Device And Mechanical System Comprising Such A Device Final Rejection HYDROMECANIQUE ET FROTTEMENT

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