Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JENNISON, BRIAN W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
1482
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
1344
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1426 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§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.
17959786 WIRE CLAMP AND WIRE BONDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18300785 Heat Shield for Temperature Sensing Pan Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
18051868 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18097122 LASER ETCHING APPARATUS AND LASER ETCHING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display 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.
18308686 LASER WELDING COPPER NOZZLE, LASER WELDING AUXILIARY APPARATUS AND LASER WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17906436 CARTRIDGE WITH RESONANT CIRCUIT FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18790276 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING SEMICONDUCTOR HEATERS Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18268568 STEAM COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18125839 RIPENING CONTROL DEVICE, AIR COMPOSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, CONTAINER, AND FREEZER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18223818 COOKING APPLIANCE WITH ACCELERATED PRE-HEATING OF OVEN CAVITY Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18249188 TORCH SEAMLESS ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT MECHANISM Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
17996042 WELDING-INFORMATION LEARNING-MODEL GENERATION METHOD, LEARNING MODEL, PROGRAM, AND WELDING SYSTEM Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
17906958 CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELDING METHOD Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
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.
17920224 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING THE PERFORMANCE OF A WELDING METHOD VIA DIGITAL PROCESSING OF AN IMAGE OF THE WELDED WORKPIECE Final Rejection L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
18015061 JOINING OF LEAD AND LEAD ALLOYS Non-Final OA LEAD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18156082 META-MATERIAL, DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Secretary of State for Defence
18501010 DETACHABLE POWER SOURCE FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
18034054 FABRICATING PIPE-IN-PIPE (PIP) PIPELINES Non-Final OA Subsea 7 Limited
18329893 NEEDLE-SHAPED HEATING ELEMENT AND AEROSOL-FORMING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18153101 MACHINE FOR PROCESSING LIQUID OR SEMI-LIQUID FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING LIQUID OR SEMI-LIQUID FOOD PRODUCTS Non-Final OA ALI GROUP S.R.L. - CARPIGIANI
18222965 COOLANT DROP PREVENTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOKUTOH CO., LTD.
17964861 MACHINING FLUID AND MACHINING DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
17908024 ELECTRICALLY DECOUPLED HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMAL INSULATION Final Rejection SGL CARBON SE
18034771 A METHOD FOR TURNING A WORKPIECE WITH A FLUID-JET GUIDED LASER BEAM Non-Final OA SYNOVA S.A.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month