Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHOU, JIMMY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1733 1747 3742 3761

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
896
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
1182
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 869 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
35.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18564358 ELECTRIC RANGE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18242388 WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17897599 LASER CRYSTALLIZATION DEVICE, LASER CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17965210 DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES AND WELDING-TYPE DEVICES HAVING DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18562948 Electrode Sheet Notching Apparatus and Notching Method Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18287383 SUBMERGED ARC WELDED JOINT Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18285571 RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18407128 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18527771 HEATER ELEMENT, HEATER UNIT, AND HEATER SYSTEM FOR HEATING VEHICLE INTERIOR Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18203209 COOKING DEVICE HAVING A MODULAR CERAMIC HEATER Non-Final OA LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18495223 Laser Beam Shaping and Patterning for Manufacturing Non-Final OA Seurat Technologies, Inc.
18378762 AUDIBLE FEEDBACK SYSTEM TO GUIDE POT CENTERING ON A COOKTOP Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18374431 COOKTOP THAT PREVENTS COOKING TEMPERATURE FROM EXCEEDING SMOKE POINT OF INCLUDED FAT FOR THE COOKING OPERATION AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18284493 COOKING ASSEMBLY FOR A MICROWAVE OVEN Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18403289 ELECTRIC HEATING ASSEMBLY AND MOISTURE MITIGATION FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18817605 METHOD FOR SELECTION OF CAMERA IMAGE SECTIONS Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18038024 HEATER MODULE INCLUDING A THICK FILM HEATING ELEMENT Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18009643 RESISTIVE LIQUID HEATER Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18416708 Laser Marking System and Method Non-Final OA SILICON LIGHT MACHINES CORPORATION

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