Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1718 1741 1742 1781

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher Paul Daigler examines cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1718, with 20 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 55.0% and a median of 1143 days to allowance. This 1143-day timeline is an expectation for applicants in the 1700 Tech Center. The 55.0% allowance rate indicates the examination process that requires navigation by practitioners.

The interview lift of 25.3% suggests that interviews are a beneficial strategy for improving the 55.0% allowance rate. For these 20 resolved cases, the 1143-day timeline is a metric for managing prosecution speed. The 25.3% lift is an advantage, indicating that direct communication can increase the probability of a grant. Practitioners in Art Unit 1718 should prioritize interviews to overcome the 55.0% baseline success rate. This approach can help mitigate the 1143-day pendency and lead to successful outcomes. These figures define the initial profile for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

55.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1143
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
66.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18100729 GLASS IMPELLER FOR A BLOOD PUMP Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
18354757 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WINDOW, WINDOW MANUFACTURED THEREBY, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE WINDOW Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19083806 LITHIUM NICKEL PHOSPHATE TERNARY GLASSES, METHOD TO OBTAIN THEM AND THEIR USES Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18851926 METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18728269 OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION DEVICE AND OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18724664 RESERVOIR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER, AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18036767 OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19132112 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A GLASS RIBBON Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
19109785 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A RIBBON Non-Final OA Corning Incorporated
18839092 METHODS OF FORMING A FOLDABLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18710314 METHODS FOR PRODUCING LOCALIZED CRYSTALLIZATION IN GLASS ARTICLES AND GLASS ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18638912 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A POROUS GLASS BODY TO LOWER ATTENUATION OF OPTICAL FIBER MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18417324 ALKALI DOPED MULITCORE OPTICAL FIBER WITH REDUCED DEVITRIFICATION Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18376470 3D FORMING OF LITHIUM SILICATE GLASS CERAMICS WITH ALKALI-EARTH METAL CONTAINING RESIDUAL GLASS PHASE Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17981730 OPTICAL FIBER FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17728160 FUSION FORMABLE AND STEAM STRENGTHENABLE GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH PLATINUM COMPATIBILITY Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18548073 POROUS CERAMIC SUPPORTS, MEMBRANES, METHODS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection National University of Singapore
18633494 3D/4D ADDITIVE-SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING OF CERAMIC/GLASS COMPONENTS IN 3C PRODUCTS Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18708837 GLASS MELTING PROCESS WITH VERY LOW TO ZERO-CO2 EMISSION Final Rejection AGC GLASS EUROPE
18099684 GLASS HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
19109088 METHODS OF FORMING SINTERED ARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
18352741 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PROPERTY PROFILES IN SOLID SUBSTRATE PRECURSORS Non-Final OA Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
18255956 Soot-Free Production Process of Preforms for Structured Fibers Final Rejection Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
18718912 RING TRAY FOR HONEYCOMB SUBSTRATE FIRING Final Rejection CATALER CORPORATION
19073423 QUARTZ GLASS ROD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18357291 MANUFACTURE OF A MULTICOLOURED CERAMIC COMPONENT Final Rejection ROLEX SA

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