Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WATKINS, NATHANIEL WILLIAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3611 3617

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+19.4% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
1257
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
60.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19556067 Electric riding device Final Rejection Shenzhen Chitado Technology CO., LTD
18885213 ANTI-RATTLE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18888280 MODULAR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT WITH BEVEL INPUT FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGING IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
17826597 DRIVER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VIA THE STEERING WHEEL DURING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AS STEER-BY-WIRE FALLBACK Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
18286952 Power Steering Assembly With Targeted and Adjustable Compensation of Roadside Shock Pulses to the Steering Gear and Method for Designing a Power Steering Assembly Final Rejection KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18837649 BICYCLE TORQUE SENSOR AND CALIBRATION THEREFOR Non-Final OA SRAM, LLC

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