Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3617 3618 3671

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.5%
Allow Rate
+28.5% vs TC avg
1310
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
802
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1278 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
39.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18687313 DRIVE TRAIN FOR A WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
18229718 VEHICLE MOUNT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18517848 Electric Work Vehicle Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19211055 COLLAPSIBLE CARTS Non-Final OA dbest products, Inc.
18394609 POWERTRAIN SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18539334 FUEL CELL VEHICLE Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
18606089 VEHICLE STEP WITH AN INTEGRATED POP-UP HANDLE Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18392445 MAGNETIC BRACKETS FOR SNORKEL ATTACHMENT TO VEHICLE BODIES Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18319139 MECHANICAL COUPLING OF DUAL ELECTRIC MOTORS DRIVING A SINGLE VEHICLE AXLE Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18629928 CART WITH SLIDERS Non-Final OA Zhejiang Pride Leisure Products Co,. Ltd.
18693569 ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN AXLE Non-Final OA MERITOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES GERMANY GMBH
18604665 Catalytic Converter Anti-Theft Device Non-Final OA The Shyft Group, Inc.
18604915 VERTICAL-BAR CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR COLLAPSIBLE WAGON, AND COLLAPSIBLE WAGON Non-Final OA GOLEADER INDUSTRIES (ZHEJIANG) CO., LTD.
18595688 Commercial Electric Truck Chassis With Isolated Battery Mounting Within the Frame Rails Non-Final OA Bollinger Motors Inc.
18591637 GROUND-CONTACT DEVICE COMPRISING A POLE AND A POLE STRAP Non-Final OA SKIS ROSSIGNOL
18592345 SCOOTER Non-Final OA Yongkang Jiayu Metal Products Co., Ltd
18579010 ICE-SKATE BLADE Non-Final OA GREEN HOCKEY AG
18524616 FASTENING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICULAR MOUNTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA PYUNG HWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18525704 ALPINE TOURING BINDING TOE UNIT Non-Final OA G3 Genuine Guide Gear Inc.
18505695 STEP TREAD HOLDER ASSEMBLY AND AN ASSOCIATED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Bruns Holding GmbH & Co. KG
18503200 ELECTRIC SCOOTER Non-Final OA NANJING SUSA INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18287274 VEHICLE AND ROTOR BLADE Final Rejection Eco Technology Co., Ltd.

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