Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GROUX, JENNIFER LILA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1754

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.2%
Allow Rate
-29.8% vs TC avg
182
Total Applications
+42.1%
Interview Lift
1209
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 128 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18285277 ROTATING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection IHI CORPORATION
17837161 PEELING DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18666981 Molding Stage And Three-Dimensional Molding Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18987719 Micro-Puree Machine With Removable Extrusion Nozzle Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC.
18502578 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BATTERY ARRAY FOR A VEHICLE BATTERY PACK TO REDUCE ISOLATION RESISTANCE DROP IN THE BATTERY ARRAY Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18752812 INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18285258 POWDER-BED LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWDER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18523845 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CURBSIDE-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS FROM MONO-MATERIALS POLYETHYLENE FABRICS WITH POLYETHYLENE THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTED FEATURES Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18938235 SHOE COMPONENT CO-MOLDED WITH PHYSICALLY FOAMED MIDSOLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA FENG TAY ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.

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