Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Thomas M Wittenschlaeger, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3721 3724 3731

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.6%
Allow Rate
+1.6% vs TC avg
613
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 573 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19404563 RECIPROCATING TOOL Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
18736669 PRUNING SHEARS Final Rejection Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
19099111 Handheld Electromechanical Surgical System With Low Tissue Compression Indiction Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19099105 GRAPHIC DISPLAY FOR POWERED SURGICAL STAPLERS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19244690 DRIVER BLADE GUIDE FOR A FASTENING TOOL Final Rejection Black & Decker, Inc.
18021357 Method for improved starting of drilling with a drilling device in an existing borehole, and drilling system Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
19124241 WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
19124515 STRAPPING MACHINE CONFIGURED TO FORM A WELDED STRAP JOINT Non-Final OA Signode Industrial Group LLC
19307283 METHOD OF FORMING ASSEMBLED PACKAGE WITH FIRST RIDGE OF FIRST TRAY FORMING PART OF OUTER SURFACE OF ASSEMBLED PACKAGE Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
19144185 A Folding Assembly for Fan Folding Material Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18876039 PACKAGING ASSEMBLY FOR THE PREPARATION OF PACKAGES OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS Final Rejection UNITEC S.P.A.
19122955 ROBOTIC CARTON FORMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Pacteon Corporation
19325971 BINDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Thomas M Wittenschlaeger's allowance rate?

71.6% of resolved applications examined by Thomas M Wittenschlaeger were allowed (573 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3721 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Thomas M Wittenschlaeger?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Thomas M Wittenschlaeger take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Thomas M Wittenschlaeger took 1,058 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Thomas M Wittenschlaeger work in?

Thomas M Wittenschlaeger examines applications in Art Unit 3721 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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