Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3657 3683

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+26.7% vs TC avg
1,453
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
947
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1415 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18487766 BRAKE DEVICE Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17557167 Brake System for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating the Brake System Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18668607 Method for Operating a Braking System of a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18695250 HYDRAULIC MULTI-CIRCUIT POWER BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18563055 BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18799607 ELASTIC SUPPORT MEMBER, AND SUSPENSION DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18417692 disc brake Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18533476 ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE BRAKE Final Rejection ZF Active Safety GmbH
18562094 METHOD FOR TREATING A SURFACE OF A PISTON ROD Final Rejection SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18386948 ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18762819 ROLL ROD FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18672203 MACHINING HARMONICS DISRUPTOR Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18534163 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE BRAKE PAD WEAR Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18571422 METHOD OF AVOIDING THE HYDRAULIC FALLBACK LEVEL IN A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18374715 BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED REVERSE MODULATED BRAKE CONTROL Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.

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