Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AUER, LAURA A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1783

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.7%
Allow Rate
-16.3% vs TC avg
512
Total Applications
+34.3%
Interview Lift
1434
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 466 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18083976 SACRIFICIAL YARNS FOR USE IN CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18873952 AU AND AG CONTAINING GLASS COMPOSITION AND COLORED GLASS-BASED ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18596007 GLASS WITH UNIQUE FRACTURE BEHAVIOR FOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18119895 Optical Glasses Containing Bismuth Oxide Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17978369 GLASS ARTICLES HAVING TARGET COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION AND INCREASED MODULUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Corning Incorporated
17961866 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS ARTICLES Non-Final OA Corning Incorporated
17948899 COATED GLASS ARTICLES WITH ADHESION PROMOTING REGION Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
17924153 ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS POWDER USING ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION, AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18281220 SILICON NITRIDE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA PROTERIAL, LTD.
17193099 SELF-LUBRICATING SURFACES FOR FOOD PACKAGING AND FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18463703 GLASS CERAMIC MATERIAL, LAMINATE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18461121 CHEMICALLY-STRENGTHENED GLASS CONTAINING GLASS CERAMIC, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18184114 CRYSTALLIZED GLASS, HIGH FREQUENCY SUBSTRATE, ANTENNA FOR LIQUID CRYSTALS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLIZED GLASS Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18011187 REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS Final Rejection OHARA INC.
17800425 GLASS COMPOSITION, GLASS SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
17776694 GLASS BODY Final Rejection Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
17919621 CRYSTALLIZED GLASS Final Rejection Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
17059582 TEMPERED GLASS AND GLASS FOR TEMPERING Final Rejection Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
18695647 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BEADS Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
18552557 SETTER FOR CERAMIC FIRING Non-Final OA Denka Company Limited
18103974 MICROCRYSTALLINE GLASS, AND MICROCRYSTALLINE GLASS PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CDGM GLASS CO., LTD
18019053 MICROCRYSTALLINE GLASS, AND MICROCRYSTALLINE GLASS PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CDGM GLASS CO., LTD
17928253 CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, ALN SINGLE CRYSTAL, ALN WHISKER, AND ALN WHISKER COMPOSITE Non-Final OA U-MAP Co., Ltd.
17907828 SILICON CARBIDE MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CO., LTD.
17816094 TILES OR SLABS OF COMPACTED CERAMIC MATERIAL Final Rejection Cosentino Research & Development, S.L.

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