Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BURNS, KRISTINA BABINSKI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.2%
Allow Rate
+2.2% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1341
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.4%
§102 Novelty
97.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17256567 Trackless Welding Carriage With Guide Wheel Non-Final OA Titan Trailers Inc.
17098588 CLOSED-LOOP PRELOAD FOR WIRE FEEDING Non-Final OA Relativity Space, Inc.
17279480 Method for Operating a Welding Device, and Welding Robot Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17362424 MATERIAL FOR USE WITH APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
19085310 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Precision Additive Solutions Inc.
17679712 LAMP DE-ICING SYSTEM Final Rejection VALEO VISION
18097855 COOKTOP APPLIANCE HAVING A REMOVABLE GRIDDLE ASSEMBLY AND TEMPERATURE PROBE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
17304315 FIBER COUPLED LASER WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETERS PRODUCT Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc
17962271 OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD AND USE Non-Final OA DLIP UG
17796548 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LASER-PROCESSING A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA PULSAR PHOTONICS GmbH
17515482 OPTICAL DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE Final Rejection Optotune AG
17295064 METHOD FOR PROCESSING A STRIP Final Rejection Berndorf Aktiengesellschaft
17413183 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISION OF A SCAN OF AN ENERGY BEAM Non-Final OA ETXE-TAR, S.A.

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