Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WOOD, KIMBERLY T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3631 3632

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
1,168
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1021
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1122 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
69.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18820387 ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA WCM Industries, Inc.
18512764 MANIFOLD SYSTEM Non-Final OA Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc
19144836 PIPE CLIP WITH WIDTH CURVATURE AT FLANGES Non-Final OA J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V.
18809568 ELECTRONIC CONTROL COMPONENT BRACKET Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18960200 REINFORCEMENT BRACKET FOR SUPPORT OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA ERICO International Corporation
18413841 CABLE HANGER EXPANSION Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18496422 NUT DESIGN FOR ACTUATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18278859 Thread of a Screw Connection Between a First Module and a Second Module Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH
18906464 BRACKET AND ASSEMBLING METHOD Final Rejection Wistron NeWeb Corporation
18960402 BEARING AND COUPLER-JOURNAL DEVICES FOR PANELS Non-Final OA SUN AND STEEL SOLAR LLC
17757243 Conductor Guiding Apparatus and Modular End Fastenings with a Flexible Cover for Clean Room Applications Non-Final OA IGUS GMBH
18864524 CONNECTING MEMBER, CONNECTING ASSEMBLY, AND HANGING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18808767 SHIPBOARD BRACKET SYSTEM Non-Final OA ITI Engineering, LLC
18504906 RETAIL MERCHANDISE TRAY WITH IMPROVED MOUNTING, SPACING AND LOCATING Non-Final OA Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
18858010 PLATFORM FOR MOUNTING DEVICES Non-Final OA GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
18776817 Mounting Bracket Final Rejection House of Atlas, LLC
18908664 RELEASABLE HOLDER FOR CABLES AND CONDUIT Non-Final OA Sticnstac, LLC
18461909 PIPE GUIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ
18679536 OVER THE DOOR HANGING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Columbia Frame Inc.
18672300 BANANA STAND Final Rejection Lifetime Brands, Inc.
17912504 LOCK MECHANISM FOR BATTERY PACK, BRACKET ASSEMBLY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND LOCK METHOD FOR BATTERY PACK Final Rejection SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18613458 HANGING DEVICES Final Rejection ALLTACH ApS
17628270 HARNESSES Final Rejection TREEMAGINEERS LTD
18527149 TRAY MECHANISMS FOR LADDERS, LADDERS INCORPORATING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC
18324971 MULTIFUNCTION BUTTON FOR LADDER ADJUSTMENT Final Rejection LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC
18165225 SHIPPING ASSEMBLY FOR HAMMERMILL HAMMERS Non-Final OA JACOBS CORPORATION
17816967 MULTI-AXIS FLEXURE AND TILT MOUNT FOR LASER DIODE BEAM GENERATORS Final Rejection JoeScan, Inc.
17442447 Safety Line Apparatus Non-Final OA Latchways Plc

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