Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ISKRA, JOSEPH W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
788
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
1160
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 736 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
60.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19353669 AUTOMATIC FOCUSING METHOD, LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Makeblock Co., Ltd.
18277194 INDUCTION HEATING COOKTOP Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18381499 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROLLING HEATING TEMPERATURE BASED ON CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE OF SUBJECT FOR COOKING AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18158457 LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18441406 HEATER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18244929 ELECTRODE PLATE SUPPORTING DEVICE, LASER CUTTING APPARATUS AND LASER CUTTING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE PLATE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18099690 VENTING A CHAMBER IN A BEVERAGE CARBONATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SharkNinja Operating LLC
18155838 LASER CUTTING METHOD FOR METAL FOIL Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18005260 BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17455700 HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, ELECTRICALLY HEATING SUPPORT AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18090889 SPOT WELDING METHOD AND SPOT WELDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18005057 RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WELD JOINT Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17762486 RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESISTANCE SPOT WELD JOINT Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
17578973 TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL HEATING DEVICE Final Rejection Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18357378 SMOKE GENERATING ASSEMBLY FOR AN INDOOR SMOKER Final Rejection Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18029386 EFFICIENT INDIRECT ELECTRICAL HEATING Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
18268817 HEATING STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEATING STRUCTURE, AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING HEATING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17840183 METHOD AND UNIVERSALLY USABLE DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PREDETERMINED BREAKING LINE, AND PROCESSING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE Final Rejection JENOPTIK Automatisierungstechnik GmbH

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