Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WEEKS, GLORIA R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3721 3731

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
At TC average
850
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 822 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
33.7%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825919 REFILL Non-Final OA Max Co., Ltd.
19082927 CLOSURE HEAD FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS Final Rejection KRONES AG
18631175 OSCILLATING TOOL Final Rejection Black & Decker Inc.
18695621 DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PRODUCTS Final Rejection Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG
18645894 METHOD OF MAKING STRING OF SPRINGS FOR USE IN POCKETED SPRING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA L&P Property Management Company
19203953 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH MOTOR RELATIVE CAPACITY INTERROGATIONS Non-Final OA CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
18757966 SURGICAL SYSTEM COUPLABLE WITH STAPLE CARTRIDGE AND RADIO FREQUENCY CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD OF USING SAME Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
19312278 CREATING VIRTUAL POUCH IN REUSABLE PACKAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA RZ CIRCULAR LTD
19239174 TWO PART ROTARY DIE ENCAPSULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
18946736 PALLET WRAPPING FILM PERFORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Allied Packaging Corporation

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