Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WAITS, ALAN B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3617 3656 3682

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
1,396
Total Applications
+29.8%
Interview Lift
895
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1354 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
74.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19002696 RADIAL FOIL BEARING WITH BUMP FOIL Non-Final OA IHI Corporation
18942957 Hybrid Cage and Its Applications Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18901136 DEEP GROOVE BALL BEARING Non-Final OA Aktiebolaget SKF
18768422 WHEEL HUB UNIT 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
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.
18962865 POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND BEARINGS IN AN RCD Non-Final OA Hydril USA Distribution LLC
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.
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
18898858 MODULAR BEARING WITH REPLACEABLE, PIVOT-CONNECTED PADS Non-Final OA Waukesha Bearings Corporation
18146413 INTEGRAL HAMMER FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF SOWING DISCS OF A SEEDING MACHINE Final Rejection BPB Mediterranea S.A.
18008253 Guide Device And Mechanical System Comprising Such A Device Final Rejection HYDROMECANIQUE ET FROTTEMENT
17428030 SLIDING MEMBER Non-Final OA TAIHO KOGYO CO., LTD.

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