Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FUNK, ERICA HARTSELL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1744

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
182
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1021
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 152 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.0%
§102 Novelty
94.5%
§103 Obviousness
0.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18839665 MOLD APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18790970 POUCH FOLDING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18628032 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR Final Rejection TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18686311 ACCURATE MODEL-BASED FEEDFORWARD DEPOSITION CONTROL FOR MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18844946 METHOD OF PERFORMING ZONE ABLATION ON A POLYMER SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Magna Exteriors Inc.
19084376 TEMPLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18349928 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sodick Co., Ltd.
18903781 TUBE FOR MULTIROW COAXIAL MELT-BLOWN SYSTEM Non-Final OA FRATELLI CECCATO MILANO S.R.L.
18850272 Method for Preparing a Plurality of Condoms Non-Final OA Reckitt Benckiser Health Limited
18850305 ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA ForSight Vision6, Inc.
18848516 CERAMIC-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
18631825 DAMAGE-RESISTANT ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODY WITH HIGH STRENGTH, HIGH TOUGHNESS AND ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
18727960 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING INSULATED PIPE Non-Final OA SET EHF.
18281006 Method for Manufacturing Toilet Blank, and Toilet Blank Non-Final OA LIXIL AS SANITARY MANUFACTURING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
18624800 GRIPPING ELMENTS PRODUCED WITH CONTROLLED HARDNESS FOR SEALING AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS USED IN FLUID PIPELINES Non-Final OA S & B Technical Products, Inc.
18696293 AN APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED COAGULATION INJECTION DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYMER FIBERS, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SOLVAY SA
18297217 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF FIBROUS MATERIALS AND NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA LMS Technologies, Inc.
17604733 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCREEN-PRINTED WORKPIECES Non-Final OA EXENTIS KNOWLEDGE GMBH

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