Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BURNS, KRISTINA BABINSKI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+28.4%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
66.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
19085278 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Precision Additive Solutions Inc.
17679712 LAMP DE-ICING SYSTEM Final Rejection VALEO VISION
17917060 LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17795309 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17304315 FIBER COUPLED LASER WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETERS PRODUCT Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc
18661765 METHOD, WELDING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection TRUMPF (China) Co., LTD.
17413183 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISION OF A SCAN OF AN ENERGY BEAM Non-Final OA ETXE-TAR, S.A.
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

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