Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GROSS, CARSON

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1731 1746 1783 1784 1791

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
899
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 755 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18649958 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAMINATING COMPONENTS OF A BATTERY CELL Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
19195487 DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19193903 SUPPORT COMPONENT AND LAMINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Yungu (Gu’an) Technology Co., Ltd.
18213561 METHOD OF FORMING A SMOOTH AS-FABRICATED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE (CMC) SURFACE Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
18828309 ROTATABLE DRUM AND METHOD AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF E-VAPOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18833079 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18476946 OBJECT PROCESSING USING A PLANAR DRIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH
19096068 FILM PASTING DEVICE FOR FOLDABLE PHONES Final Rejection NAKAN Co., Ltd.
18287148 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTILAYER STRUCTURE Final Rejection SOITEC

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