Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARTLETT, VICTORIA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1744

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.6%
Allow Rate
-14.4% vs TC avg
231
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
1181
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 178 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18286129 Fluidic Infiltrative Assemblies of Three-Dimensional Hydrogels Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18571434 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17913563 INJECTION MOLDED PARTS Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18430852 PROCESS FOR MAKING AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE ON A SINGLE, CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING LINE Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18523745 IMPRINT APPARATUS, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482882 CONTROL DEVICE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18162776 APPARATUS FOR STAMP FORMING A WORKPIECE AND METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18635084 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE MOLDING DEVICE, MOLDING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC PACKAGE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Final Rejection Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18593112 PATTERN DESIGN METHOD AND TEMPLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18457983 PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND IMPRINT APPARATUS Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18436049 MOLD FOR GOLF BALLS Final Rejection Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
18997187 METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATING TO MANUFACTURE OF MOLD HALVES FOR FORMING CONTACT LENSES Non-Final OA CooperVision International Limited
18681350 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT COMPRISING A DECORATIVE SURFACE LAYER Non-Final OA Unilin, BV
18840548 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRET MELT BLOWN NONWOVEN FABRIC Non-Final OA TORAY Industries, Inc.
18510259 MANUFACTURE OF A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT Final Rejection ROLEX SA
18280038 METHOD OF PRODUCING NANOSCALE HOT EMBOSSED PATTERNS Final Rejection McMaster University
18171138 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE FOR FOAM MOLDING AND METHOD FOR MOLDING FOAM MOLDED PRODUCT Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
17638704 FILAMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER, WINDING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILAMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FORMED ARTICLE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
17982653 METHOD FOR CONTROL OF SEMI-CRYSTALLINE THERMOPLASTIC MELT FRONT IN OUT OF AUTOCLAVE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
18840295 SENSING DEVICE FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF MOLDED PRODUCT Non-Final OA EMOLDINO Inc.
18720487 IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY DEFECT MITIGATION METHOD AND MASKED IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY MOLD Non-Final OA LEIA Inc.
18386956 STRETCHING DEVICES AND METHODS TO ALIGN EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX FIBERS Final Rejection BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
18643774 METHOD FOR OBTAINING RECYCLATE FROM THERMOSETTING MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A THERMOSETTING FIBER COMPOSITE SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT AS WELL AS USE OF A RECYCLATE POWDER AS A FILLER FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMOSETTING FIBER COMPOSITE SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT, MANUFACTURING A RECYCLATE POWDER AS AN ALTERNATIVE FILLER FOR MANUFACTURING PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FURTHER SECTORS Final Rejection POLYTEC PLASTICS Germany GmbH & Co. KG
17635768 SPATIALLY CONTROLLED FUNCTIONALITY OF POLYMERIC PRODUCTS Final Rejection National Research Council of Canada
17957613 MINIMIZATION OF CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION TOOLING HOLE LENGTH THROUGH COUNTERBORES Final Rejection Raytheon Technologies Corporation
17766011 RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
18026725 METASTRUCTURES INCLUDING NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection NILT Switzerland GmbH
18280203 NEEDLE TIP SHIELDING DEVICE, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMOPLASTIC ELEMENT Non-Final OA Greiner Bio-One GmbH
18260687 METHOD FOR RECYCLING WASTE IN THE FORM OF FLAKES Final Rejection REPLACE
17778208 MOULD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PACKING MEMBERS Final Rejection JEMMTEC LIMITED

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