Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DARNELL, BAILEIGH K

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1742 1743 1744 1781 1789 2874

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
411
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 383 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18996307 MOLDING APPARATUS AND MOLDING METHOD FOR COMPOUND SHEET Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18795337 FILM FORMING METHOD AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18218672 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS OR METHODS FOR COMPRESSION OF MATERIAL BASED ON DETECTED TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA GE Avio S.r.l.
18326966 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER APPARATUS WITH PASSIVE LUBRICANT REPLENISHMENT Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18446484 MOLDING APPARATUS AND DEVICE FORMED BY MOLDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18991511 OPERATION MECHANISM, BLOW MOLDING MECHANISM, SPLIT MOLD, AND MOLD UNIT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

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