Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DANIELS, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1700 1741 1742 1754 1791 3772

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
763
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 696 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
57.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18703435 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PART MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA SAFRAN
18688456 Apparatus for Manufacturing Pouch Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18496762 SEPARATOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
18640632 FLUIDIZATION APPARATUS AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18592613 CORE AND METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURAL BODY Non-Final OA Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18392534 MULTI-STEP PROCESS FOR FLOWABLE GAP-FILL FILM Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18904426 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18903352 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18913403 METHOD AND TOOL SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT FROM A FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18719422 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PART, IN PARTICULAR A PART MADE FROM A COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18715270 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BLADE, IN PARTICULAR A COMPOSITE BLADE Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18272767 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PREFORM FOR A TURBOMACHINE COMPONENT AND INSTALLATION FOR WEAVING SUCH A PREFORM Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18541526 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18575086 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ROOT SEGMENT OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18559209 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A CURED RUBBER SHEET THAT IS FREE OF SURFACE PARTICULATE Non-Final OA Amrize Technology Switzerland LLC
17641538 PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18746587 ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR FORMING FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Rohr, Inc.
18526489 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18810008 GUIDE PLATE STRUCTURE FOR INJECTING FLOWABLE COMPOSITE RESIN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Sichuan University
18609725 MOLDING TOOL FOR PRODUCING MOLDED PARTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED PARTS USING A MOLDING TOOL Final Rejection Kiefel GmbH
18736630 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING COMPOSITE PARTS Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
18838614 DOWNDRAFT SYSTEM FOR BINDER JETTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Desktop Metal, Inc.
18435946 MONOLITHIC MOLDED FAN COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Evapco, Inc.
18726465 DEPOSITION PLANE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Non-Final OA EXGINEERING SA
18287101 MOLDING MATERIAL CONTAINING CARBON FIBERS AND GLASS FIBERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY BY COLD-PRESSING SAME Non-Final OA TEIJIN LIMITED
17386820 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RAPID MANUFACTURING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES Non-Final OA Colorado State University Research Foundation
18556633 USE OF FLUOROPOLYMER FILM AS RELEASE FILM IN A METHOD FOR SHAPING COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Solvay SA
18688068 PROCESS OF MAKING ARTICLES COMPRISING COPOLYESTERS PRODUCED WITH GERMANIUM CATALYSTS Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18441436 COMPOSITE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Crompton Technology Group LTD.
18544202 GAS HUB FOR MULTI-STATION WAFER PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Eugenus, Inc.

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