Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHAO, AIYING

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.3%
Allow Rate
-22.7% vs TC avg
408
Total Applications
+46.0%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 349 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
39.7%
§103 Obviousness
37.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19322328 UPPER FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH FIRST AND SECOND KNITTED PORTIONS Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
19184314 SOLE STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18946480 APPAREL WITH DYNAMIC VENT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18860445 KNIT TEXTILE WITH ZONAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18680658 KNITTED COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH TWO OR MORE MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
19042582 CIRCULAR KNIT SHOE UPPER Non-Final OA adidas AG
18652239 ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH UV CURABLE MATERIAL Non-Final OA adidas AG
19236741 FIBER STRUCTURE, SHOE, GARMENT, BAG, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER STRUCTURE Non-Final OA ASICS CORPORATION
19273709 DEVICE FOR FORMING BY CARDING ONE OR MORE FLEECES OF FIBRES, IN PARTICULAR NON-WOVEN Non-Final OA ANDRITZ PERFOJET SAS
19260174 Breathable and Cooling Shoe Non-Final OA Zhendeng CHEN
18411815 ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING WINDING ELEMENTS Final Rejection PUMA SE
19241604 HELMET AND FABRICATION METHOD Non-Final OA ZEDEL
19176650 SAFETY HELMET Non-Final OA Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
19074245 SEPARABLE GARMENT FOR MAINTAINING SECURE DUTY BELTS WITH INTEGRATED STRETCHABLE STRAPS FOR CONTROLLED RETRACTION Non-Final OA Cohen
19105833 MACHINE FOR THE SEPARATION OF A PADDING FROM A LINING OF PADDED TEXTILE ARTICLES Non-Final OA BORSOI S.R.L.
19102583 PEELING DECORTICATOR FOR PRODUCING UNDAMAGED NATURAL FIBER FROM BAST FIBER PLANTS Non-Final OA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
18997695 Buffer device for matching the output speed of a lap of a spreading-lapping machine to the input speed of a device for processing the lap downstream of the spreading-lapping machine. Non-Final OA Andritz Asselin-Thibeau
18879498 ADAPTABLE SHIN GUARD ASSEMBLY Final Rejection INA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
18871510 Sock Having a Toes Lock Component Final Rejection Delta Galil Industries Ltd.
18865150 PANTYHOSE ARTICLE HAVING ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA SHEERTEX INC.
18917810 PANT CLOTHING FOR UNIPED Final Rejection Dignité LLC
18911298 INSOLE WITH VENTILATORY FUNCTION AND SHOE Final Rejection INFOM CO., LTD.
18844427 Breathable Non-see-through Warp-knitted Fabric Non-Final OA Dongguan Best Pacific Textile Ltd.
18785348 INSOLE FOR GOLF SHOES Non-Final OA BULLSONE CO., LTD.
18734426 TEXTILE MACHINE WITH DISPLAY UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TEXTILE MACHINE Final Rejection TEMAFA MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH
18653353 SAFETY HELMET CAPABLE OF ABSORBING MULTI-DIRECTION IMPACT Final Rejection VOG - IMAGE POLICE INC.
18702918 SAFETY HELMET Non-Final OA PACIFIC HELMETS NZ LIMITED
18683305 NET FOR BALING PRESSES Final Rejection RKW Agri GmbH & Co. KG
18438131 CONFIGURABLE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DECORTICATING, COMMINUTING, AND LIBERATING FIBERS AND HURD FROM HEMP STALKS AND RELATED MATERIALS USING SELECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL FRAGMENTATION Final Rejection Micronizing Technologies, LLC
18537860 KNITTED GARMENT COLLAR COMPRISING A FIRST CURVED FLEXIBLE PORTION AND A SECOND STRUCTURED STITCH CURVED RIGID PORTION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A COLLAR AND GARMENT COMPRISING SUCH A COLLAR Non-Final OA LACOSTE OPERATIONS

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