Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WALTERS, RYAN J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3726 3799

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+4.2% vs TC avg
825
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1164
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 792 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
75.7%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18034198 METHOD FOR THE COMPUTER-AIDED OPTIMIZATION OF TOOL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS FOR AT LEAST ONE TOOL MAGAZINE HAVING A NUMBER OF MAGAZINE SPACES Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18457129 TOOL SET Non-Final OA Jabil Inc.
18580627 CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18201356 CLEANING SECTION FOR AN ORAL HYGIENE DEVICE AND ORAL HYGIENE DEVICE Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
18324920 Robot Swimming Pool Cleaner with Filter Screen Anti-blocking Function Final Rejection Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent Co., Ltd.
18330579 CLOTH REPLACEMENT APPARATUS AND CLOTH REPLACEMENT MECHANISM Non-Final OA Wistron Corporation
18557130 THREAD CLAMPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Saurer Spinning Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
18092970 TOOL EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY, SET AND CONFIGURATION INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SUCH TOOL EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE AB
18682501 WORKPIECE SUPPLY ROBOT AND WORKPIECE SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA AMADA CO., LTD.
18562281 HAND-HELD MACHINE FOR REMOVING A FRICTION-WELDED ELEMENT FROM A COMPONENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA EJOT SE & Co. KG
18290816 ATTACHMENT CONNECTOR MEMBER Non-Final OA D'ANDREA SPA
17598052 DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM Final Rejection NUCLEIX LTD.
18576409 TOOL HOLDER DAMPER Non-Final OA GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
18567551 MICRO-REINFORCED CONCENTRIC TWIST DRILL Non-Final OA Shandong Zhiwei Machinery Co., Ltd.
18529555 SELF-PIERCING RIVETING WITH BARRIER LAYER Non-Final OA Magnesium Products of America Inc.
18388891 END MILL WITH CONDITIONED CUTTING EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Kennametal Inc.
18486193 Cutting tool Non-Final OA Gühring KG
18328632 MULTIPURPOSE TOOL Non-Final OA FISKARS FINLAND OY AB

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