Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1748

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+5.9% vs TC avg
243
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
955
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 213 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.2%
§102 Novelty
89.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18400768 AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF WOUND ARTICLES Final Rejection adidas AG
19262611 TEMPERING SYSTEM FOR TEMPERING COMPONENTS OF MANUFACTURING CELLS Final Rejection ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH
18678872 METHOD FOR MAKING EMBEDDED HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18760147 POWDER FUSION THREE-DIMENSIONAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO DYNAMICALLY ADJUST ALIGNMENT OF POWDER BED POSITION IN REAL TIME Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18777027 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18281634 DIRECTED ENERGY BEAM DEFLECTION FIELD MONITOR AND CORRECTOR Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18539027 Systems and Methods for Making Membrane Surfaces Non-Final OA L'Garde, Inc.
18709386 INJECTION APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW PLASTIC ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR BOTTLE PREFORMS Non-Final OA S.I.P.A. SOCIETA' INDUSTRIALIZZAZIONE PROGETTAZIONE E AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A.
17416363 AUTOMATED PLACEMENT OF PREPREG TAPES TO FORM COMPOSITE PARTS Non-Final OA CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
18707577 INJECTION DEVICE FOR FOAM MOLDING, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND FOAM MOLDING METHOD Final Rejection The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
18749667 SHAPE MEMORY CERAMICS AND MANUFACTURING AND 4D PRINTING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18636223 METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ADHESION OF SILICONE ELASTOMERS TO PRE-CURED SILICONE ELASTOMERIC SUBSTRATES, AND PRIMER COMPOSITION FOR SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITIONS AND ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
18355274 ENHANCED STYRENE-ETHYLENE-BUTYLENE-STYRENE (SEBS) / THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE (TPU) BLEND FOR CONTINUOUS BONDING OPERATIONS Final Rejection BIXBY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18337173 Method for Repairing Composite Materials Via Dielectric Barrier Discharge Final Rejection Essentium IPCO, LLC
18023192 A SYSTEM AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING OF A SALT BRIQUETTE Non-Final OA Deepak Nitrite Limited

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