Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745 3761

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
-5.5% vs TC avg
213
Total Applications
+43.3%
Interview Lift
1387
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 166 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
31.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17827176 HEATED GEAR WIRELESS CHARGING Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
17621070 MICROWAVE TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18221441 ELECTRIC RANGE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17861306 Timepiece Component, Timepiece, And Method For Manufacturing Timepiece Component Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17860497 HEATING COOKER Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17660028 PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17835195 WELDING METHOD AND WELDING DEVICE FOR WELDING CONDUCTOR ENDS Non-Final OA GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
17949297 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIGHT DEFLECTION STRUCTURE, USE OF A SUBSTRATE HAVING SUCH A LIGHT DEFLECTION STRUCTURE, AND LIGHT DEFLECTION UNIT HAVING SUCH A LIGHT DEFLECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
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
17888866 CUTTING BLADE Non-Final OA Tritana Intellectual Property Ltd.
17262743 LASER JETS AND NOZZLES, AND OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS, FOR DECOMMISSIONING Non-Final OA Foro Energy, Inc.
18270610 FLAT SUBSTRATE HEATING APPARAUS USING LASER LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Viatron Co., Ltd.
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
17930102 METHOD FOR BUTT WELDING AT LEAST TWO METAL SHEETS Non-Final OA BAOSTEEL LASERTECHNIK GMBH
17740639 Laser Cutting Method Non-Final OA SHENZHEN GEESUN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17694403 READY TO ASSEMBLE SIMULATED FIREPLACE INSERT KIT Non-Final OA Living Style (B.V.I.) Limited
17586991 BEAM MACHINING PLATE-LIKE OR TUBULAR WORKPIECES Non-Final OA WSoptics technologies GmbH
17555142 THIN FILM HEATER AND METHOD OF MAKING Final Rejection NANOTHERM, INC.
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.
17443722 METHODS FOR THE AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF A LASER PROCESSING PARAMETER ON A LASER PROCESSING OPERATION, LASER PROCESSING MACHINE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection TRUMPF Laser-und Systemtechnik GmbH

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