Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1741 1742

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.7%
Allow Rate
-11.3% vs TC avg
359
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
1216
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 287 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
63.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17895415 ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
17829561 POLYMER TRIM BREAKER HAVING GAS-BLOCKING FLAKES AND AN EPOXY COATING Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18344630 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECORDED MATTER HAVING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF RECORDED MATTER HAVING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18934319 Three-Dimensional Object Printing System, Control Method Of Three-Dimensional Object Printing System, And Three-Dimensional Object Printing Apparatus Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18931925 MOLDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18827434 SUSTAINABLE 3D PRINTING BY REVERSIBLE SALTING-OUT EFFECTS WITH AQUEOUS SALT SOLUTIONS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18691055 PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18546015 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING BRITTLE MICRONEEDLE Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18556012 CUTTING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC COMPONENT Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18863518 A MULTI-ADAPTABLE MELT ELECTROWRITING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18236828 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY USING RUBBER-BASED BINDER Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
16982606 VAPORIZER CAPSULES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18067165 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FORMING OPHTHALMIC LENS COMPONENTS WITH SOLUBLE CORES AND MOLDS Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
18283252 Method of Manufacturing Porous Structures With Controllable and Directionally Tunable Porosity Via Freeze Casting Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
19151116 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT OF A TRANSFORMER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
19055748 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18933023 CONTROL DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18928613 MONITORING DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17436371 TWIN-SCREW MIXING AND EXTRUSION MACHINE WITH MOBILE ELEMENTS Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
19049985 RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR BIAXIALLY ORIENTED OPAQUE FILM APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Fina Technology, Inc.
18918770 CORE BACK INDUCTIVE HEATING INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18683951 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A THERMOSET THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER TO CREATE DESIRED MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18363449 TOOLING FOR DEFORMING A FIBROUS BLANK Non-Final OA SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS

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