Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FUNK, ERICA HARTSELL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
1110
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 146 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
67.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18719949 POWDER-BED BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SAFRAN
18657117 PRINTHEAD, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT WRITE VAPOR DEPOSITION Non-Final OA The University of Chicago
18660496 HYBRID METHOD OF FORMING MICROSTRUCTURE ARRAY MOLDS, METHODS OF MAKING MICROSTRUCTURE ARRAYS, AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Panther Life Sciences Corporation
18839665 MOLD APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18500435 MOLDING METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED PART Non-Final OA ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH
18790970 POUCH FOLDING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18657845 Information Processing Apparatus And Three-Dimensional Shaping System Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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
18848516 CERAMIC-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
18853805 MOLD APPARATUS AND MOLD SYSTEM Non-Final OA B.T. innovation GmbH
18903781 TUBE FOR MULTIROW COAXIAL MELT-BLOWN SYSTEM Non-Final OA FRATELLI CECCATO MILANO S.R.L.
18850305 ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA ForSight Vision6, Inc.
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.
18745716 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PET POLYMERS IN ORDER TO FORM PELLETS Non-Final OA Maag Germany GmbH
18624800 GRIPPING ELMENTS PRODUCED WITH CONTROLLED HARDNESS FOR SEALING AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS USED IN FLUID PIPELINES Non-Final OA S & B Technical Products, Inc.
18281187 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CERAMICS AND CERAMIC PRODUCT Non-Final OA TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DARMSTADT
18696293 AN APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED COAGULATION INJECTION DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYMER FIBERS, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SOLVAY SA
17917318 Apparatus for Producing Microarrays, and Method for Producing a Microarray Non-Final OA LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
18349928 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sodick Co., Ltd.
17604733 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCREEN-PRINTED WORKPIECES Non-Final OA EXENTIS KNOWLEDGE GMBH

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