Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HORGER, KIM S.

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1712 1717 1731 1759 1784 1795 2841 2872

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
337
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 291 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18986913 Composite for Switchgears Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18850450 Sintered-Metal Component Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18859421 GLASS STACKING, PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE GLASS STACKING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18614808 THERMALLY INSULATING DETAIL FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE POLYMER MATRIX APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
17923407 HYDROGEN-RESISTANT COATINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18409103 3D INTERPOSER WITH THROUGH GLASS VIAS - METHOD OF INCREASING ADHESION BETWEEN COPPER AND GLASS SURFACES AND ARTICLES THEREFROM Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18884162 ULTRA-TOUGH, HIGH-STRENGTH TRANSPARENT PROTECTIVE LAYERS ON FLEXIBLE DISPLAY GLASS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18633885 OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
18283087 ELECTRODE Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18995402 WELDED JOINT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
19175339 METHOD OF INHIBITING TARNISH FORMATION AND CORROSION Non-Final OA DuPont Electronic Materials International, LLC
18479169 POROUS SINTERED BODY COATED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING AND HAVING A HOMOGENEOUS LAYER THICKNESS Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG

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