Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
1,449
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
945
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1395 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
65.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18487766 BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17557167 Brake System for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating the Brake System Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18563055 BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18556834 BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST TWO AXLES Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18402768 WHEELED CART WITH BRAKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA dbest products, Inc.
18510288 COATING OF A CARBON/CARBON (C/C) DISK PROVIDING OXIDATION PROTECTION AND WEAR IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
17165556 ELEVATOR DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection KONE Corporation
18553616 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18370576 ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18386948 ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18125643 MULTI-PART BRAKE CALIPER WITH ROTATIONAL JOINT Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18538928 VIBRATION DAMPER FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA thyssenkrupp AG
18562094 METHOD FOR TREATING A SURFACE OF A PISTON ROD Non-Final OA SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18511728 Electronic Treadle Valve Non-Final OA Valcrum, LLC
18031442 DISC SPRING MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DISC SPRING Final Rejection NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.
18533476 ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE BRAKE Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
18407858 BUSH Non-Final OA Daeheung R&T Co., Ltd.
18529153 PNEUMATIC VALVE WITH VENTING GUIDE AND TILT PROTECTION Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18570476 DISC BRAKE INCORPORATING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO FRANCE
18569827 Rotary Damper and Method for Producing Same Non-Final OA SOMIC MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS INC.
18320941 VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM Final Rejection Haldex Brake Products AB
18533318 SEMI-PERMANENT SHIM FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE DISC BRAKE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
18554786 END MEMBER ASSEMBLIES AS WELL AS GAS SPRING ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
18357706 EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE MODULATING VALVE Final Rejection ZF Off-Highway Solutions Minnesota Inc.
18282170 HYDRAULIC ACTUATING SYSTEM FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM HAVING A 3/2-WAY VALVE FOR SELECTIVE CONNECTION OF THE MAIN BRAKE CYLINDER EITHER TO THE TRAVEL SIMULATOR OR TO AT LEAST ONE BRAKE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA IPGATE AG
18283234 DISC FOR DISC BRAKES Non-Final OA PETROCERAMICS S.P.A.
18339417 INTERLOCKING BELLCRANK DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA AYRO, Inc.
17979371 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RESIST MOTION OF HUMAN POWERED VEHICLES Non-Final OA GoSlo, LLC
17222158 COMPOSITE BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS FOR COATING Final Rejection Tech M3, Inc.

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