Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3761

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
-7.4% vs TC avg
225
Total Applications
+43.1%
Interview Lift
1263
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 190 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18372837 COOKING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18560750 LASER SOLDERING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND LASER SOLDERING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17802411 PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
17286688 PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
17932041 WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18361129 System and Method for Measuring Thermal Performance of Substrates used in Semiconductor Device Assembly Non-Final OA Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18105938 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION CAN CURING OVEN Final Rejection Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
18267568 LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING APPARATUS FOR Si-CONTAINING STEEL SHEETS Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18122510 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLURALITY OF ROBOTIC DEPOSITORS IN A NON-CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION PROCESS Non-Final OA 3D Systems, Inc.
17670149 Phase Managed Additive Printing System Final Rejection Seurat Technologies, Inc.
18143273 COOLING MODULE FOR BAKING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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