Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DUMBRIS, SETH M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1784 1787 2831 2841 2898 3726

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.1%
Allow Rate
+6.1% vs TC avg
931
Total Applications
+17.0%
Interview Lift
950
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 878 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
77.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18841677 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18574306 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18574076 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18620801 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED ARTICLES HAVING COATED SURFACES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18279600 CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18542662 MOVEABLE COMPONENTS WITH SURFACE COATINGS Final Rejection MAXTERIAL, INC.
18237300 METAL ALLOYS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
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.
18432203 CERAMIC BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18909429 Internal Gradient Materials, Assemblies and Methods Non-Final OA Verd Steel, Inc.
18272148 CAN STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18158948 ELECTROCOATING (E-COATING) ON A PART BY PART BASIS Final Rejection Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18563521 COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIAL, TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERMINAL Non-Final OA DOWA METALTECH CO., LTD.
17813395 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH TOPOLOGICAL SEMIMETAL INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection YALE UNIVERSITY
18727615 ALLOY PARTICLE, DUST CORE, ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR Final Rejection Niterra Co., Ltd.
18779603 COATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Heraeus Medevio GmbH & Co. KG
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.
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
18577547 CEMENTED CARBIDE FOR CUTTING TOOLS, CUTTING TOOLS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CEMENTED CARBIDE FOR CUTTING TOOLS Non-Final OA KORLOY INC.
18288609 COATED CUTTING TOOL Final Rejection WALTER AG
18288297 COATED CUTTING TOOL Final Rejection WALTER AG
18289495 LEAD-FREE SOLDER PASTE Non-Final OA NIHON SUPERIOR CO., LTD.
18286436 Process for the production of a cemented carbide material having a reinforced binder phase Non-Final OA Betek GmbH & Co. KG

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