Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1748

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gregory Chad Grosso serves in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1748. The profile includes 230 resolved cases, which show an allowance rate of 72.2 percent. This 72.2 percent rate provides a baseline for practitioners to estimate the probability of a grant. With 230 resolved cases, the data provides a look at the examiner's tendencies in this chemical and materials engineering center.

The data shows an interview lift of 18.6 percent. This figure indicates that conducting an interview is associated with an increased probability of allowance compared to the baseline of cases where no interview occurs. Practitioners may consider the 18.6 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication. This positive lift suggests that verbal advocacy can be a factor in the prosecution process for Art Unit 1748.

The median days to allowance for Grosso is 952. This 952-day timeline provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant. The combination of the 72.2 percent allowance rate and the 18.6 percent interview lift offers a roadmap for applicants. Understanding these metrics, including the 952-day median, helps in setting expectations for both timing and results in Tech Center 1700.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

72.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
249
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
952
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 230 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18905851 SHOES HAVING SOLE STRUCTURES WITH CHANNELS THEREIN Final Rejection PUMA SE
19184254 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PART TO PROVIDE SMOOTH JOIN SURFACES OF THE COMPOSITE PART Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18980793 ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSITIVE EPOXY/RESIN SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18281634 DIRECTED ENERGY BEAM DEFLECTION FIELD MONITOR AND CORRECTOR Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
19058595 PREPREG, LAMINATE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREFOR, AS WELL AS PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
19095404 AUTOMATED ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER MANUFACTURING AND ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18678872 METHOD FOR MAKING EMBEDDED HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18728296 LAMINATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
18758500 POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE PRINTER BUILD PLATFORM DRIVE MECHANISM Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18758555 SHROUDED BUILD PLATE FOR POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE PRINTER Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18758524 POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE PRINTER RECOATER FOR UNIFORM POWDER PACKING Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18785728 POINT BONDED EXTRUSION LAMINATES Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
18846658 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT BODY Non-Final OA ZUIKO CORPORATION

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