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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Livius Radu Cazan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2896 3722 3729

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 2896. The record includes 966 resolved cases, a 62.9% allowance rate, and a 1264-day median to allowance. The 24.9% interview lift indicates a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the recorded matters.

The principal companies are Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Fujifilm Corporation, and Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG. The leading firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and OLIFF PLC. The substantial record supports planning for active examination, with interviews offering a potentially useful avenue for clarifying claim scope and addressing prior-art concerns during an extended prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

62.9%
Allow Rate
-7.1% vs TC avg
1,010
Total Applications
+24.9%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 966 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18458124 PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND ACTUATOR Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18184044 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTENNA-IN-PACKAGE, LAMINATE, AND COMPOSITION Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18117869 MOLDING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18172425 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18022908 ELECTRIC CONTACT ASSEMBLY, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18225195 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18224973 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT TRANSFER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18346566 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A LOW-PROFILE RECTIFIER FOR EV WIRELESS CHARGING USING EMBEDDED PCB Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18485471 METHOD FOR METALLISING A THERMOELECTRIC STRUCTURE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18286997 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROMAGNET, PREFERABLY FOR A STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ELECTROMAGNET Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18030653 ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING A BEARING OF A CONNECTION SHAFT CONNECTED TO A ROTOR Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18161332 COIL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18189211 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Innolux Corporation
17880449 STATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STATOR Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
17619028 STATOR AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18163209 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18543548 PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18238952 INTERPOSER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING A BALL GRID ARRAY (BGA) DEVICE AND COUPLING THE BGA DEVICE TO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LIMITED HEAT EXPOSURE Final Rejection Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18604301 PACKAGING SUBSTRATES HAVING RINGLESS VIAS Final Rejection SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
17528853 MICRO-MOLDED ELECTRODES, ARRAYS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18255538 INTEGRATED CO-FIRED INDUCTOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Livius Radu Cazan's allowance rate?

62.9% of resolved applications examined by Livius Radu Cazan were allowed (966 resolved cases), compared with 78.3% across Art Unit 2896 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Livius Radu Cazan?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Livius Radu Cazan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Livius Radu Cazan took 1,264 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Livius Radu Cazan work in?

Livius Radu Cazan examines applications in Art Unit 2896 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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