Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DUMBRIS, SETH M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1784 2898 3726

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
919
Total Applications
+17.3%
Interview Lift
969
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 868 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.0%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18180572 GAS SENSOR WITH SUPERLATTICE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18483046 METHOD OF PRODUCING MANUFACTURED OBJECT AND MANUFACTURED OBJECT Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18561373 RARE-EARTH IRON-BASED RING MAGNET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18841677 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18563521 COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIAL, TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERMINAL Non-Final OA DOWA METALTECH CO., LTD.
19058720 NICKEL-BASED ALLOY Non-Final OA ALLOYED LIMITED
18279600 CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18267674 STEEL SHEET FOR SEISMIC DAMPER HAVING SUPERIOR TOUGHNESS PROPERTY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18237300 METAL ALLOYS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection MiRus LLC
18542662 MOVEABLE COMPONENTS WITH SURFACE COATINGS Final Rejection MAXTERIAL, INC.
18254060 A HEAT TREATABLE DECORATIVE PATTERNED GLASS ARTICLE WITH A SELECTIVELY DISSOLVABLE COATING Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18883435 CERAMIC OXIDE COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH 2D MX-ENES Non-Final OA THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18935339 HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE WEAR PART WITH STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT Non-Final OA MAGOTTEAUX INTERNATIONAL S.A.
18272148 CAN STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18432203 CERAMIC BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18158948 ELECTROCOATING (E-COATING) ON A PART BY PART BASIS Final Rejection Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18239872 Method and System for Co-Deposited Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings Final Rejection II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18177429 STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM-SCANDIUM ALLOY Final Rejection II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18779603 COATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Heraeus Medevio GmbH & Co. KG
18756052 Transparent Conductive Film Final Rejection Chasm Advanced Materials, Inc.
18702448 COATED CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA AB SANDVIK COROMANT
18563259 COATED CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA AB SANDVIK COROMANT
18627485 VARIABLE THERMAL EMISSIVITY COATING AND METHOD Non-Final OA Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC
18696172 METHOD OF APPLYING THERMODIFFUSION ZINC COATING TO STEEL PIPES Non-Final OA MAJORPACK Inc
17607559 NICKEL-FREE AUSTENITIC STAINLESS-STEEL POWDER COMPOSITION AND PART PRODUCED BY SINTERING BY MEANS OF THIS POWDER Non-Final OA The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18686079 PART COATED WITH A CARBON-BASED LAYER Final Rejection HYDROMECANIQUE ET FROTTEMENT
18577547 CEMENTED CARBIDE FOR CUTTING TOOLS, CUTTING TOOLS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CEMENTED CARBIDE FOR CUTTING TOOLS Non-Final OA KORLOY INC.
17882164 CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18288609 COATED CUTTING TOOL Final Rejection WALTER AG
18288297 COATED CUTTING TOOL Final Rejection WALTER AG

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