Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FLORES JR, DONALD M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
628
Total Applications
+28.9%
Interview Lift
989
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 595 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18594477 COLOR PANEL, HOME APPLIANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLOR PANEL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18428744 LOW STORED TENSILE ENERGY DICING GLASS AND PREFERENTIAL CRACK FRAGMENTATION Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18692688 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18318828 MASK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18710348 RIGID OPEN COMPOSITE PANEL Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
18670660 CLAD PARTS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17930031 CLAD PARTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18688903 LAMINATE Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18349555 METHOD FOR REDUCING RAISED STRUCTURES ON GLASS ELEMENTS, AND GLASS ELEMENT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD Final Rejection SCHOTT AG
18579030 TRIBOLOGICAL COMPOSITES Non-Final OA University of Leeds
18561595 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH PROTECTIVE FILM TO CONTAIN GLASS FRAGMENTS Non-Final OA Atieva, Inc.
18712704 ANODIC OXIDATION FILM STRUCTURE Non-Final OA POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18621498 GLASS SHEET COMPRISING A COATING APPLIED IN AT LEAST ONE REGION OF AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF THE GLASS SHEET, LAMINATE COMPRISING SUCH AND PASTE FOR PRODUCING SUCH A GLASS SHEET Non-Final OA SCHOTT Technical Glass Solutions GmbH
18047755 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLOORBOARD Final Rejection Välinge Innovation AB
18582077 BONDED ARTICLES Non-Final OA Donaldson Company, Inc.
18212107 COMPOSITE HIGH SCRATCH-RESISTANT OPTICAL LENS DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA FORESIGHT OPTICAL LTD.
18443299 SEAT COVERING MATERIAL AND SEAT Final Rejection Archem Inc.
18570480 POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE-BASED HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Kuraray fastening co., ltd.
18277646 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PART AND PREFORM FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Composites Busch SA
18127859 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED STRUCTURE AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Azure Printed Homes, Inc.

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