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Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1741 1742

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andres E. Behrens Jr. is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1733. He has 295 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 52.9%. This 52.9% rate indicates that about half of the applications he examines reach allowance. The interview lift is 18.8%, which suggests that interviews are a productive way to increase the chances of a favorable outcome relative to the 52.9% baseline. This 18.8% lift provides a clear incentive for practitioners to seek direct dialogue.

The median days to allowance for his cases is 1224. This 1224 duration is typical for the examination process in Tech Center 1700. With 295 resolved cases, the 52.9% allowance rate is a reliable indicator of his general approach. Practitioners should consider the 18.8% interview lift as a key tactic to improve their odds. The 1224-day median pendency should be used to set expectations for the total time from filing to allowance in Art Unit 1733.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-12.1% vs TC avg
362
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
1224
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 295 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
64.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18931925 MOLDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON 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
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
18863518 A MULTI-ADAPTABLE MELT ELECTROWRITING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18556012 CUTTING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC COMPONENT Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
19049985 RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR BIAXIALLY ORIENTED OPAQUE FILM APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Fina Technology, Inc.
19151116 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT OF A TRANSFORMER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
18283252 Method of Manufacturing Porous Structures With Controllable and Directionally Tunable Porosity Via Freeze Casting Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
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.
18683951 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A THERMOSET THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER TO CREATE DESIRED MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
17829561 POLYMER TRIM BREAKER HAVING GAS-BLOCKING FLAKES AND AN EPOXY COATING Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18432493 GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Greatbatch Ltd.
16723360 REINFORCED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA United Technologies Corporation

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