Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GROUX, JENNIFER LILA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1754

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.7%
Allow Rate
-29.3% vs TC avg
175
Total Applications
+48.6%
Interview Lift
1313
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
32.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17730993 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18285277 ROTATING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA IHI CORPORATION
18569717 METHOD FOR PREPARING MELAMINE RESIN FOAMS USING GRINDED MELAMINE FOAM PARTICLES Final Rejection BASF SE
19066688 AM APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18340980 APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18666981 Molding Stage And Three-Dimensional Molding Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18539815 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS USING A HEATED RECOATER Non-Final OA SprintRay,Inc.
18523845 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CURBSIDE-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS FROM MONO-MATERIALS POLYETHYLENE FABRICS WITH POLYETHYLENE THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTED FEATURES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18548639 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR IN SITU LASER SHOCK PEENING DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18752795 CONTAINER, FABRICATING APPARATUS, AND FABRICATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18550576 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PRINTABLE MELT IN ORDER TO OPERATE A PRINTHEAD FOR A 3D PRINTER, AND PRINTHEAD FOR A 3D PRINTER FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17784673 MOLDING DEVICE, CLEAR INK COMPENSATION AMOUNT INPUT METHOD, AND MOLDING METHOD Final Rejection MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18578753 IMPRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17924232 MODELED OBJECT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17087828 TIMEPIECE COMPONENT Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
18040274 A MOULDING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
18832700 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT Non-Final OA Technische Universität München
18355864 METHOD FOR PREVENTING DEPOSITS ON A NOZZLE PLATE Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18285258 POWDER-BED LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWDER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18534246 Powder Bed Measurement For Additive Manufacturing Non-Final OA Seurat Technologies, Inc.
17781990 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN ARTICLE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18286559 CUT SURFACE SMOOTHING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Final Rejection airweave inc.
18021776 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN EMBOSSING DEVICE BY USING AN ETCH MASK Non-Final OA BOEGLI-GRAVURES SA
18326710 MODULAR BUILD PLATE AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
18166229 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ZrO2-BASED CERAMIC DENTAL CROWNS Non-Final OA NUtech Ventures
18768929 FOAMING TOOL Final Rejection WERKZEUGBAU SIEGFRIED HOFMANN GMBH
18560838 GASKET MOLDING METHOD, FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL PRODUCTION METHOD, SEALING METHOD, AND GASKET MOLDING DEVICE Non-Final OA ThreeBond Co., Ltd.
18277169 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPONENTS COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS Final Rejection KULZER GMBH
18544837 Extreme performance scalable high strength hotend for fused filament fabrication systems Non-Final OA Colin Bonathan LLC
18118466 METHOD OF REDUCING SURFACE DEFORMATION FROM Z-CHANNEL CREATION Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation

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