Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1791

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
804
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 744 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
2.6%
§102 Novelty
90.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18838047 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A RIBBON Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18775174 COUNTER-DIRECTIONAL GAS INJECTION FOR A FURNACE SYSTEM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18744035 STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES WITH REDUCED DELAYED BREAKAGE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18709929 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GLASS STREAK IMPROVEMENT VIA HIGH RESOLUTION HEATING Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18703151 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HOMOGENIZING GLASS WORKPIECES Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18195599 GLASS-BASED ARTICLES WITH SECTIONS OF DIFFERENT THICKNESSES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18022313 MINIMIZING CRYSTALLINE RHODIUM-PLATINUM DEFECT FORMATION IN GLASS MANUFACTURED IN PRECIOUS METAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17490407 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR MUFFLE IN OPTICAL FIBER DRAW FURNACE Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18818886 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18755907 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS PARTICLE DEPOSIT AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS PARTICLE DEPOSIT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18714124 HYBRID GLASS-MANUFACTURING FURNACE WITH THREE CONVECTION CURRENTS FOR FEEDING A FLOAT UNIT Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18053573 CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18725424 MELTING DEVICE Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18891588 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REFINING OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA Macleon, LLC
18708067 GLASS ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18019150 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE Final Rejection Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
18522650 METHOD OF SHAPING A GLASS SHEET AND BENDING TOOL UTILIZED THEREIN Final Rejection PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
17919058 DESIGN OF APPARATUS FOR TEMPERING CURVED GLASS SHEETS Non-Final OA Pilkington Group Limited
18791985 DEVICE FOR HOLDING A TUBULAR SIO2 BLANK IN AN EXTERNAL DEPOSITION PROCESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TUBULAR SIO2 BLANK Non-Final OA Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
17625952 METHODS FOR PRODUCING A HOLLOW-CORE FIBER AND FOR PRODUCING A PREFORM FOR A HOLLOW-CORE FIBER Final Rejection HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO. KG
18024349 METHOD OF INCREASING THE STRENGTH AND/OR HARDNESS OF A GLASS ARTICLE Final Rejection 2MH GLAS GMBH
18727480 REDUCTION OF MULTI-CORE FIBER PREFORM GEOMETRIC DISTORTION Non-Final OA HERAEUS QUARTZ NORTH AMERICA LLC
18659498 COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR A GLASS MELTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
18693511 INCLUDING SMALL AESTHETIC BUBBLES IN GLASS ARTICLES Non-Final OA Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
18325207 EXHAUST STACK FOR GLASS MELTER Final Rejection Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
18199696 Feed Material for Producing Flint Glass using Submerged Combustion Melting Non-Final OA Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
18644238 ENHANCED PARTICLE DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection ASI/SILICA MACHINERY, LLC
18038843 METHOD FOR TREATING GLASS WASTE Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER
18039571 METHOD FOR ERASING A LASER-INDUCED MARKING OF GLASS SHEETS AS WELL AS METHOD AND DEVICES FOR MARKING AND UNMARKING GLASS SHEETS, PREFERABLY BASIC GLASS SHEETS, PREFERABLY FLOAT GLASS SHEETS Final Rejection HEGLA boraident GmbH & Co. KG
18505578 METHODS OF LASER CUTTING MATERIAL Final Rejection 4JET MICROTECH GMBH

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