Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BACHNER, ROBERT G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2813 2898 3762

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
870
Total Applications
+6.5%
Interview Lift
912
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 838 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17681029 PASSIVE COMPONENT Q FACTOR ENHANCEMENT WITH ELEVATED RESISTANCE REGION OF SUBSTRATE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17538850 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES WITH ENGAGEMENT SURFACES Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18245264 APPARATUS FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18250939 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE AXIAL POSITION OF A LASER FOCAL POINT PRODUCED BY A MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE Non-Final OA Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
17817603 WAFER ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY OF THE SOLDER REFLOW SYSTEM Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18275449 HAIR STYLING DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18114471 SPOT WELDING MONITORING METHOD AND SPOT WELDING MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
17837956 Thermal Pad with Enhanced Heat Transfer Characteristics Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
18040979 WORKPIECE EDGE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND WORKPIECE EDGE POSITION DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18040412 ROBOT WELDING SYSTEM, ROBOT OPERATION TERMINAL, AND WELDING ROBOT TEACHING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18032286 APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING WELDING DISTORTION, AND METHOD FOR WELDING PIPE AND FLANGE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd
18007122 Evaporator Non-Final OA JT International SA
18187821 LASER CUTTING METHOD Non-Final OA TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen SE + Co. KG
18180204 WAFER PLACEMENT TABLE Non-Final OA NGK Insulators, Ltd.
18187695 MULTI-STAGE LASER STRIPPING OF A ROD-SHAPED CONDUCTOR Non-Final OA TRUMPF LASER- UND SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH
18017577 HAIRSTYLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18251616 LASER-PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED BEAM DUMP AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
17893680 TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HEATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA AMETEK, INC.
18272346 HEATING MECHANISM FOR ATOMIZATION BY HEATING AND ATOMIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
18229391 COOKING APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Welbilt Deutschland GmbH
18226320 ELECTRIC KETTLE Non-Final OA KALITA CO.,LTD.
18108992 POWER ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE Non-Final OA STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KG
18031299 VACUUM COOKING CONTAINER AND VACUUM LOW-TEMPERATURE COOKING DEVICE Non-Final OA Ji Eun JEON
17798446 MICROWAVE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND MICROWAVE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17870752 Universal Laser for Polymeric Material Processing Non-Final OA Markem-Imaje Corporation

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