Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DEVINE, MOLLY K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3653 3655 3725

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
-2.9% vs TC avg
258
Total Applications
+33.2%
Interview Lift
923
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19105241 FOREIGN MATTER REMOVAL DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18908471 SORTING APPARATUS FOR SORTING OBJECTS AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19193528 UNMANNED WAREHOUSE-GOODS SORTING OPERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA HANGZHOU CITY UNIVERSITY
19186864 SCREW SYSTEM FOR MECHANICAL SEPARATION OF MATTER Non-Final OA INDUSTRIES MACHINEX INC.
18921757 MAGNET PLATE, SEPARATION DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC DISPENSER USING MAGNET PLATE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
19119080 DISPOSITIF DE COLLECTE DE PARTICULES SOLIDES CONTENUES DANS UNE SOUPE DE MATIRES ORGANIQUES Non-Final OA GREEN CREATIVE
19118305 SYSTEM FOR REMOVING MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR SHREDDING, DRUM-TYPE MAGNETIC SEPARATOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF SEPARATING MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR SHREDDING, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
19116522 APPARATUS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING TARGET PARTICLES FROM A FEEDSTREAM Non-Final OA Eco Metals Recovery (Holding) Limited
19113679 ELECTRIC VIBRATION MACHINERY FOR MINERAL MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA METSO FINLAND OY
18556991 DIVIDING HOPPER AND TRANSPORTABLE SCREENING APPARATUS Non-Final OA METSO FINLAND OY
19105277 METHOD FOR SEPARATING A MIXTURE OF GRANULES VIA THE TRIBOELECTRIC EFFECT Non-Final OA SKYTECH
19103654 Granulate Production Device and Method for Controlling and/or Regulating the Granulate Production Device Non-Final OA Glatt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
19021844 REMAINING HAND SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING REMAINING HAND MAIL ITEMS Non-Final OA Korber Supply Chain Logistics GmbH
18979737 Magnetic Systems And Methods For Oxygen Separation And Purification From Fluids Non-Final OA Zeine, Inc.
18975065 LUMPS DISCHARGE SYSTEM Final Rejection Braskem S.A.
18941695 Process for Redistributing Packages in a Sorting Station Final Rejection Deutsche Post AG
18944105 SORTING APPARATUS, SEPARATING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen SE + Co. KG
18923404 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CONVEYANCE MACHINE Non-Final OA TOKYO WELD CO., LTD.
18293458 COMBINED WASHING/DELAMINATION PROCESS FOR MULTILAYER FILM-CONTAINING RECYCLING STREAMS Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18854451 System and Method for Treating a Combination of a Liquid and Particulate Matter Non-Final OA Trebo ApS
18848231 SORTING DEVICE WITH A SHIELDED DETECTION ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA OPTIMUM N.V.
18721495 AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL SORTING OF ARTICLES AND METHOD Final Rejection FIVES XCELLA
18715364 APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING MATTER Non-Final OA Tomra Sorting GmbH
18273396 HOPPER COMPRISING COOLING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Yara International ASA
18667133 BIN OUTPUT EXPANDER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA DMT Solution Global Corporation
18605211 PROCESSING OF TRONA ORES USING SENSOR-BASED ORE SORTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA TATA Chemicals North America Inc.
18683881 PROTECTIVE PLATE FOR A VIBRATORY SCREEN Non-Final OA MIS. CARBONART PTY LTD (A SUBSIDIARY OF MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED)
18486736 METAL REMOVAL UNIT FOR A BULK MATERIAL CONVEYING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dimension Product Solutions LP
18277856 CHEMICAL LIBERATION OF WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS Final Rejection INTEGRATED RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18248874 AUTOMATED SEGREGATION UNIT Non-Final OA SHITVA ROBOTIC SYSTEMS PVT LTD

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