Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745 3761

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.7%
Allow Rate
-5.3% vs TC avg
216
Total Applications
+40.9%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 173 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
94.3%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17635234 ROTATING STRUCTURE AND CONTAINER USING ROTATING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17861306 Timepiece Component, Timepiece, And Method For Manufacturing Timepiece Component Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17860497 HEATING COOKER Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18746856 EPI CHAMBER WITH FULL WAFER LASER HEATING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17835195 WELDING METHOD AND WELDING DEVICE FOR WELDING CONDUCTOR ENDS Non-Final OA GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
17660028 PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17829418 METHODS FOR POWER LEVEL TRANSITIONING IN APPLIANCES Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18159012 CROSS-JET NOZZLE FOR LASER PROCESSING HEAD Final Rejection II-VI Delaware, Inc.
17326664 PHASED ARRAY STEERING FOR LASER BEAM POSITIONING SYSTEMS Final Rejection ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
17313141 MOVEABLE GRIPPER FOR GRIPPING A CONTAINER AND HEATING CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER THROUGH DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED THERMAL CONTACT AND HEAT SETTINGS Final Rejection DuPont Electronics, Inc.
17530871 Processing Method for Electrical Discharge Machine Non-Final OA GF Machining Solutions SA
18258434 ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Marchetti PRO S.r.l.
18141399 INTEGRATED MULTIFUNCTIONAL VACUUM COOKING MACHINE Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU ARGION ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
18178938 COOLANT HEATER PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Phillips &T emro Industries Inc.
18056583 CREPE MAKER WITH ROTATING HEATING PLATE Non-Final OA Nostalgia Products LLC
17983173 MIXING NOZZLE FOR A LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA MC Machinery Systems, Inc.
17913462 AUTOMATIC HOME COOKING MACHINE Non-Final OA PROFUTECH LTD.
17930102 METHOD FOR BUTT WELDING AT LEAST TWO METAL SHEETS Non-Final OA BAOSTEEL LASERTECHNIK GMBH
17888866 CUTTING BLADE Non-Final OA Tritana Intellectual Property Ltd.
17740639 Laser Cutting Method Non-Final OA SHENZHEN GEESUN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17586991 BEAM MACHINING PLATE-LIKE OR TUBULAR WORKPIECES Non-Final OA WSoptics technologies GmbH
17607754 FROTH GENERATING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID FROTH AS WELL AS A FROTH DISPENSING DEVICE AND A BEVERAGE DISPENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA J.M. DE JONG DUKE AUTOMATENFABRIEK B.V.
17262743 LASER JETS AND NOZZLES, AND OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS, FOR DECOMMISSIONING Non-Final OA Foro Energy, Inc.

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