Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3636

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.5%
Allow Rate
+30.5% vs TC avg
2206
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
697
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2169 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
34.2%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18738812 SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SEAT CUSHION STRUCTURE AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT Non-Final OA Wonderland Switzerland AG
18694089 Motor Vehicle Seat for a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18829930 SEAT AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TS TECH CO., LTD.
18842946 LATCH DEVICE, VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA TS TECH CO., LTD.
18671544 LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH SLIDING LATCH AND ROTATING CATCH Non-Final OA B/E Aerospace, Inc.
18811155 VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18783187 VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18671413 HEADREST WITH VIBRATION ISOLATION Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18813548 PNEUMATIC AND VIBRATION PROVIDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
18744936 GLIDER RECLINER MECHANISM AND CHAIR WITH INCREASED SEAT PITCH Non-Final OA L&P Property Management Company
18651181 HIGH-LEG CHAIR AND MECHANISM WITH IMPROVED OTTOMAN Non-Final OA L&P Property Management Company
18658222 TILT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CHAIR Non-Final OA Steelcase Inc.
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
18571300 CHAIR COVER Final Rejection SECRETLAB SG PTE. LTD.
18786847 STOWABLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
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
18711994 Child Automobile Safety Seat Final Rejection Goodbaby Child Products Co., Ltd.
18666696 Folding Chair Non-Final OA Sunjoy Group International Pte. Ltd.
18659403 SEAT FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA DAS CO., LTD
18586609 QUICK-DETACHABLE AND FOLDABLE INFLATABLE SEAT Non-Final OA Shandong Transe Group Co.,LTD
17810047 EXTENDABLE POSTURAL SUPPORT CUSHION Non-Final OA James Leckey Design Limited
18292131 A POSTURE DEVICE Non-Final OA OOV IP PTY LTD
18567117 ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING A SEAT Non-Final OA Ullman Dynamics AB
18557058 ADAPTABLE SEAT Final Rejection OMP S.R.L.
18554831 Safety Seat for Emergency Vehicles Non-Final OA DEMERS, AMBULANCE MANUFACTURER INC./ DEMERS, MANUFACTURIER D’AMBULANCES INC.

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