Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,155
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
817
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1122 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
75.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18672468 LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18731080 INKJET PRINTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18446824 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND ALIGNING MODULE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18797971 PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18794725 INK CONTAINER AND RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18771932 PRINTHEAD DEVICE WITH A ROBUST INK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18601095 LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD SUBSTRATE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18399572 LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18731911 DRIVE METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18621212 LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18621195 LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND PRINT HEAD Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18505580 Pigment Printing Ink Jet Ink Composition And Ink Jet Recording Method Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18127036 Ink Jet Ink Composition And Ink Receiving Body Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18615622 PRINTING DEVICE, COLOR MEASUREMENT POSITION DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING COLOR MEASUREMENT POSITION DETECTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18225668 INKJET HEAD UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18828128 Manufacturing Methods of Printed Corrugated Cardboard Non-Final OA Agfa NV
17766693 UV INKJET COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18117149 INKJET INK AND TABLET Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
18324887 LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS Final Rejection RISO Technologies Corporation
18666247 INKJET PRINTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Soonchunhyang University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
18566368 METHODS, APPARATUS AND CONTROLLER FOR A DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Xaar Technology Limited

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