Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ISKRA, JOSEPH W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+1.2% vs TC avg
777
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 722 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
58.8%
§103 Obviousness
29.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18381499 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROLLING HEATING TEMPERATURE BASED ON CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE OF SUBJECT FOR COOKING AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19353669 AUTOMATIC FOCUSING METHOD, LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Makeblock Co., Ltd.
18244929 ELECTRODE PLATE SUPPORTING DEVICE, LASER CUTTING APPARATUS AND LASER CUTTING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE PLATE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17898786 REMOVING MILL SCALE FROM A TUBULAR Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18158457 LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18163327 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19013944 Susceptor For High Temperature Semiconductor Process Non-Final OA MiCo Ceramics Ltd.
18005260 BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17757335 THERMALLY UNCONDITIONED BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18265503 SUBMERGED ARC WELDING WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELD JOINT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18005057 RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WELD JOINT Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17840183 METHOD AND UNIVERSALLY USABLE DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PREDETERMINED BREAKING LINE, AND PROCESSING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA JENOPTIK Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
18524485 OPTICS SHIELD Final Rejection VulcanForms Inc.
18552746 REPAIR OF SOLDER BUMPS Final Rejection ORBOTECH LTD.
17578973 TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18037347 Improved Smoking of Bacon Non-Final OA GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL B.V.
16804619 FOOD PROCESSOR WITH MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
18481307 Magnetically Driven Beverage Brewing System and Method Final Rejection Havana Savannah, LLC
17780180 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WELDED STRUCTURE, AND WELDED STRUCTURE MANUFACTURED THEREBY Non-Final OA POSCO
18320741 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection E&R ENGINEERING CORPORATION
17998974 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AT LEAST ONE PORTION OF AT LEAST ONE COATING SYSTEM PRESENT IN A MULTI-GLAZED WINDOW MOUNTED ON A STATIONARY OR MOBILE OBJECT Final Rejection AGC VIDROS DO BRASIL LTDA
17417214 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING AN OBJECT USING AN ENERGY BEAM Final Rejection ETXE-TAR, S.A.
18161072 Multifunctional Brewing system for Coffee, Beer, and Other Beverages Non-Final OA PicoBrew, LLC
18003513 LASER PLOTTER Final Rejection Trotec Laser GmbH
17963638 WELDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMUEL, SON & CO. (USA) INC.
17910186 Method For Producing A Waveguide Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser - und Systemtechnik GmbH (TLD)
17861797 WRAP OFF-CUTS CUTTING AND RETURNING APPARATUS IN GYOZA FORMING MACHINE Non-Final OA Tosei Kogyo Co., Ltd.

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