Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HANDVILLE, BRIAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1748 1781 1783 3642

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
At TC average
607
Total Applications
+28.1%
Interview Lift
1256
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 546 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
59.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18715234 VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19008278 FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING COVER WINDOW Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18685975 HYBRID MESH-BASED FOLDABLE DISPLAY BACKING Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
19218867 STRUCTURAL COMPONENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18309876 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18559109 ACTIVE STRAIN MANAGEMENT IN A LAYERED ARTICLE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18279585 PREFORM STRUCTURE, FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PREFORM STRUCTURE Final Rejection LINTEC Corporation
17763546 ENCAPSULATION ASSEMBLY FOR GLASS, ENCAPSULATED GLASS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
17996972 BASE SUBSTRATE FOR GROUP III-V COMPOUND CRYSTALS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18953181 CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE SURFACE ROUGHNESS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
17932099 COMPOSITE FIBER Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18007253 CONSTRUCTION WITH THERMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
16986203 PLATE-SHAPED, CHEMICALLY PRESTRESSED OR CHEMICALLY PRESTRESSABLE GLASS ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
18861396 CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FILM, METHOD OF TREATING ADHEREND, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA RESONAC CORPORATION
17711466 SYSTEM FOR FILLING VOIDS IN GLUED-IN-ROD STRUCTURES Final Rejection Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
17799371 COMPONENT FOR A WATER BEARING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH COMPONENT Non-Final OA Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
18414249 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING SUMMER SPROUT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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