Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HUNTER, JOHN S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745 3761

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
387
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
909
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 362 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
67.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18175911 HYDROGEN BAKE-OUT USING A LASER AS A HEAT SOURCE Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18902613 MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH FUEL CELLS WITH AN IMPROVED SOUND EMISSION Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
18027440 LASER MACHINING METHOD AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18966779 FLUID DRIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hold Well Industrial Co., Ltd.
18186577 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING SUBSEQUENT PASSES OF A WELDING OPERATION Non-Final OA Novarc Technologies Inc.
18122157 GLASS PANEL PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA BSP CO., LTD.
18175957 ELECTRIC BLANKET Final Rejection Ningbo Pengzhu Technology Co., LTD

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