Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ISKRA, JOSEPH W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
780
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1158
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 727 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.5%
§102 Novelty
90.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§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.
18163327 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17757335 THERMALLY UNCONDITIONED BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
19013944 Susceptor For High Temperature Semiconductor Process Non-Final OA MiCo Ceramics Ltd.
17455700 HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, ELECTRICALLY HEATING SUPPORT AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
17899805 METHOD OF RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING AND RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18265503 SUBMERGED ARC WELDING WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELD JOINT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
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
18481307 Magnetically Driven Beverage Brewing System and Method Final Rejection Havana Savannah, LLC
16804619 FOOD PROCESSOR WITH MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
17780180 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WELDED STRUCTURE, AND WELDED STRUCTURE MANUFACTURED THEREBY Non-Final OA POSCO
18201090 FASTENER WELDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA JR Automation Technologies, LLC
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
18161072 Multifunctional Brewing system for Coffee, Beer, and Other Beverages Non-Final OA PicoBrew, LLC
18003513 LASER PLOTTER Non-Final OA 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)
17417214 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING AN OBJECT USING AN ENERGY BEAM Final Rejection ETXE-TAR, S.A.

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