Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JENNISON, BRIAN W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.8%
Allow Rate
+1.8% vs TC avg
1,484
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1437 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
84.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18122785 INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18308686 LASER WELDING COPPER NOZZLE, LASER WELDING AUXILIARY APPARATUS AND LASER WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18268568 STEAM COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18051868 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18812064 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CLEANING OF WIRE ELECTRODES AFTER WELDING Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18212988 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SHIELDING GAS FLOW IN A WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
17875977 PORTABLE PRODUCTION MACHINE, MOBILE TERMINAL, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DATA Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18300785 Heat Shield for Temperature Sensing Pan Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
18125839 RIPENING CONTROL DEVICE, AIR COMPOSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, CONTAINER, AND FREEZER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18249188 TORCH SEAMLESS ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT MECHANISM Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
18255260 LAMINATED VEHICLE GLAZING AND DEVICE COMPRISING AN ASSOCIATED NEAR-INFRARED VISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18213658 GLASS STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
17996042 WELDING-INFORMATION LEARNING-MODEL GENERATION METHOD, LEARNING MODEL, PROGRAM, AND WELDING SYSTEM Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
17906436 CARTRIDGE WITH RESONANT CIRCUIT FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18331204 SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A MATERIAL BY MEANS OF ULTRASHORT LASER PULSES Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
18270453 REFRIGERATOR WITH FREEZING STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
18015061 JOINING OF LEAD AND LEAD ALLOYS Non-Final OA LEAD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18034054 FABRICATING PIPE-IN-PIPE (PIP) PIPELINES Non-Final OA Subsea 7 Limited
18156082 META-MATERIAL, DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Secretary of State for Defence
18329893 NEEDLE-SHAPED HEATING ELEMENT AND AEROSOL-FORMING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18138993 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Hobart Brothers LLC
18247751 DONER PREPARATION AND SERVICE AUTOMAT Non-Final OA ABM TECHNOLOGIES ILERI TEKNOLOJILER DIS TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
18115202 HAND DRYER Non-Final OA Air Labo Inc.
18169318 COFFEE MAKER Non-Final OA HUGH Inc.
18040951 Apparatus And Methods For Non-Resonant Microwave Thermal Processing Non-Final OA Metallum3D, Inc.
18073746 Housing for a Laser Processing Machine and Laser Processing Machine Having a Housing Final Rejection BLM S.P.A.

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