Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FIDLER, SHELBY LEE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2861 2893

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
1,165
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
818
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18672468 LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND ESTIMATION METHOD Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18592667 AQUEOUS INK, INK EJECTION DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE, AND PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19015051 SHEET DRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19057623 METHOD FOR SINGLE HANDEDLY LOADING A WIDE FORMAT WEB IN A PRINTER Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18980138 INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18967446 LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND TESTING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18952332 LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18938448 INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18818236 LAMINATED SUBSTRATE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18797971 PRINTING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18771932 PRINTHEAD DEVICE WITH A ROBUST INK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18731080 INKJET PRINTING DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19068275 INK JET RECORDING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18973184 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTER Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18904991 RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18665966 LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18636412 LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18621195 LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND PRINT HEAD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18127036 Ink Jet Ink Composition And Ink Receiving Body Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18823892 IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection Ricoh Company, Ltd.
18418676 CHEMICAL LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18225668 INKJET HEAD UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.

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