Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2896 3729

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
-7.2% vs TC avg
993
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
1263
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 949 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
63.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18117869 MOLDING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17857664 System, Apparatus and Method for Utilizing Surface Mount Technology on Metal Substrates Final Rejection Jabil Inc.
17619028 STATOR AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17880449 STATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STATOR Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17889777 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18173584 MULTILAYER VARISTOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18238952 INTERPOSER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING A BALL GRID ARRAY (BGA) DEVICE AND COUPLING THE BGA DEVICE TO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LIMITED HEAT EXPOSURE Non-Final OA Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18189211 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18170349 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FREQUENCY TRANSDUCER ARRAY FABRICATION Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18163209 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18022908 ELECTRIC CONTACT ASSEMBLY, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17762064 WINDING CONFIGURATION AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED STRUCTURE FOR A MEDIUM FREQUENCY TRANSFORMER Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
16669251 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC MICROACTUATORS HAVING WRAP-AROUND ELECTRODES Final Rejection Magnecomp Corporation
17948485 APPARATUS FOR WIRE-CONTACT INSERTION AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18161332 COIL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18068920 METHOD FOR FORMING ALIGNED STRUCTURE OF GRAPHITE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTRODE FOR BATTERY HAVING ALIGNED GRAPHITE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING ALIGNED GRAPHITE Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
17796759 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WINDING HEAD SUPPORT, AND WINDING HEAD SUPPORT Final Rejection ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH
18131019 CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18604301 PACKAGING SUBSTRATES HAVING RINGLESS VIAS Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18126483 DECORATIVE FLEXIBLE-ELECTRONIC-FILM STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
17940007 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION ELEMENT Final Rejection TXC Corporation
18777568 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED CORE OF MOTOR Final Rejection DAEYOUNG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18019760 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COIL MEMBERS FOR INSERTION INTO SLOTS OF THE CORE OF A DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA ATOP S.P.A.
18609631 FLUXLESS GANG DIE BONDING ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA SHARPACK TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
17511333 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING UNDESIRED METAL WITHIN VIAS FROM PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS Final Rejection TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17932864 Forming Through Hole in Component Carrier by Laser Drilling Blind Hole and Extending the Latter by Etching Non-Final OA AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
18305730 MOUNTING ADAPTER FOR A LUMINARIE AND RELATED MOUNTING METHODS Non-Final OA Atlas Lighting Products, Inc.
18119165 DISPLAY DEVICE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection YUIL Co., Ltd.

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