Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.6%
Allow Rate
-9.4% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18769986 HIGH PRESSURE DRAW FURNACE AND METHODS OF PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBERS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18710314 METHODS FOR PRODUCING LOCALIZED CRYSTALLIZATION IN GLASS ARTICLES AND GLASS ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18710347 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FINISHING THE EDGES OF GLASS SHEETS Non-Final OA 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
18019346 APPARATUS AND METHOD TO IMPROVE ATTRIBUTES OF DRAWN GLASS Non-Final OA Corning Incorporated
18083751 TEXTURED GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17981730 OPTICAL FIBER FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18633479 GLASS SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18099684 GLASS HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18548073 POROUS CERAMIC SUPPORTS, MEMBRANES, METHODS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA National University of Singapore
18036767 OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18365532 GLASS OR GLASS-CERAMIC PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USE Final Rejection SCHOTT AG
18508679 GLASS SLUMPING FIXTURE Final Rejection Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
18357291 MANUFACTURE OF A MULTICOLOURED CERAMIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
18710389 GLASS MELTING PROCESS WITH VERY LOW TO ZERO-CO2 EMISSION Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
18708837 GLASS MELTING PROCESS WITH VERY LOW TO ZERO-CO2 EMISSION Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
18729524 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A GLASS-METAL ATTACHMENT Non-Final OA RIOGLASS SOLAR SCH, S.L.
18774894 PRINTING OF BARIUM TITANATE PASSIVE COMPONENTS FROM PRECURSOR COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA VQ RESEARCH, INC.
18267394 METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING A HOLLOW ITEM MADE OF GLASS Final Rejection ARC FRANCE
18593441 DRIVE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SOOT DEPOSITION MACHINE TO PREVENT STRUCTURAL FORMATIONS DURING DEPOSITION PROCESSES Non-Final OA Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
18352741 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PROPERTY PROFILES IN SOLID SUBSTRATE PRECURSORS Final Rejection Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
18255956 Soot-Free Production Process of Preforms for Structured Fibers Non-Final OA Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
18292102 MICROGRAVITY CRUCIBLE-CONTROLLED MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA DSTAR Communications, Inc.
18423343 MICROCRYSTALLINE GLASS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection CHONGQING AUREAVIA HI-TECH GLASS CO., LTD
17961996 CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18365168 MOLDING MOLD OF GLASS PRODUCT Final Rejection AAC Optics (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.
18071174 IS Machine for Producing Glass Containers and Method for Operating an IS Machine of This Kind Non-Final OA Heye International GmbH

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