Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1742

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
341
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1192
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 271 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
60.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18827434 SUSTAINABLE 3D PRINTING BY REVERSIBLE SALTING-OUT EFFECTS WITH AQUEOUS SALT SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18222571 GARNET-MGO COMPOSITE THIN MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17960489 HONEYCOMB PLUGGING APPARATUS AND METHODS PROVIDING REDUCED SLUMP Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
17562617 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY, HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY, SUPPORT FRAME STRUCTURE, AND CHILD CARRIAGE Non-Final OA WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
18236828 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY USING RUBBER-BASED BINDER Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18931925 MOLDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18569783 VACUUM MOLDING ROLL SLEEVE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17895415 ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18933023 CONTROL DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18546015 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING BRITTLE MICRONEEDLE Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18069496 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC SUSCEPTOR Final Rejection MiCo Ceramics Ltd.
17829561 POLYMER TRIM BREAKER HAVING GAS-BLOCKING FLAKES AND AN EPOXY COATING Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17636988 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE PRODUCTS AND A ROTARY FORMING MOULD SYSTEM Non-Final OA PulPac AB
17762923 BLOW MOLDING DEVICE AND BLOW MOLDING METHOD Non-Final OA NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
16833961 Process For The Preparation Of Multi-Coloured Glass Ceramic Blanks Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18380797 HIGH STRENGTH CERAMICS WITH NOVEL FRACTURE MODE Final Rejection The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
17751947 APPARATUS FOR MIXING RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD Non-Final OA Enpulse Co., Ltd.
18719740 AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A COMPOSITE AND A COMPOSITE ARTICLE Non-Final OA Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
18510645 IN- SITU 4D PRINTING OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18283252 Method of Manufacturing Porous Structures With Controllable and Directionally Tunable Porosity Via Freeze Casting Final Rejection Carnegie Mellon University
17208086 PREPARING METHOD OF ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK FOR DENTAL CUTTING AND MACHINING USING PRECIPITATE Non-Final OA SHOFU INC.
17797184 A MOULD SET FOR FABRICATION OF A PALLET AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Verte Technologies, LLC
16722581 MOULD FOR COSMETIC PRODUCTS AND ITS USE IN A PROCESS FOR MOULDING SAID PRODUCTS Non-Final OA GOTHA COSMETICS S.R.L.
18578694 BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITE ARTICLES Non-Final OA CG Biocomposite APS
17556596 PVA BASED BINDER APPLICATION FOR CMCS Final Rejection Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18526755 MOLD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CYLINDER Non-Final OA HANGUK MOLD CO.,LTD
18548012 CAP TOOL WITH LOAD CELL Non-Final OA ENCORE AUTOMATION, LLC
17626375 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REWORKING OF RUBBER Non-Final OA ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS S.P.A.
17778190 MOULD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CERAMIC PACKING MEMBERS Final Rejection JEMMTEC LIMITED
17827892 INTERCONNECT SUPPORT PLUNGER FOR CONCRETE BLOCK FORMING SHOE Non-Final OA Columbia Machine, Inc.

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