Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3636

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+30.6% vs TC avg
2,209
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
628
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2180 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18409704 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUPPORT FRAME FOR A SEAT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18694089 Motor Vehicle Seat for a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18811155 VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18829930 SEAT AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TS TECH CO., LTD.
18671413 HEADREST WITH VIBRATION ISOLATION Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18890377 VEHICLE SEAT FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Faurecia Autositze GmbH
18738812 SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SEAT CUSHION STRUCTURE AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT Non-Final OA Wonderland Switzerland AG
18826865 MODULAR FURNITURE AND RECLINING ASSEMBLIES WITH DOCKING FEATURES Non-Final OA The Lovesac Company
18816741 STRUCTURES WITH INTERLOCKING HEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Honest Structures LLC
18786847 STOWABLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
18744936 GLIDER RECLINER MECHANISM AND CHAIR WITH INCREASED SEAT PITCH Non-Final OA L&P Property Management Company
18741920 FOLDING HANGING CHAIR FRAME AND HANGING CHAIR Non-Final OA Zhejiang Sunshine Leisure Products Co., Ltd.
18734099 CHAIR WITH IMPROVED COMFORT Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG QINGGU FURNITURE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18666696 Folding Chair Non-Final OA Sunjoy Group International Pte. Ltd.
18586609 QUICK-DETACHABLE AND FOLDABLE INFLATABLE SEAT Non-Final OA Shandong Transe Group Co.,LTD
18292131 A POSTURE DEVICE Non-Final OA OOV IP PTY LTD
18504446 CHAIR Non-Final OA Blue Cube (GB) Ltd
18554831 Safety Seat for Emergency Vehicles Non-Final OA DEMERS, AMBULANCE MANUFACTURER INC./ DEMERS, MANUFACTURIER D’AMBULANCES INC.

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