Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KERR, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3658 3761

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
312
Total Applications
+29.0%
Interview Lift
1328
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 282 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
85.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18597335 WELDING METHODS FOR JOINING LIGHT METAL AND HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL USING SOLID STATE AND RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18315495 WELDING APPARATUS AND WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17914766 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18249407 MICROWAVE TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18827784 MULTI-STATION COLLABORATIVE ROBOT WELDING AND CUTTING FABRICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA Vectis Automation, LLC
18035962 COOKING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A COOKING CHAMBER INSERT FOR ASYMMETRICALLY DIVIDING A COOKING CHAMBER AS WELL AS SPECIFIC VERTICAL DISTANCES FROM A COOKING FOOD SUPPORT Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17938145 LAMINATE SHAPING METHOD Final Rejection YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
18100810 Method For Manufacturing A Food Product, A Food Product Produced By A Food Product Manufacturing System, And Food Product Manufacturing System Non-Final OA Kellanova
17799472 PLASTIC LASER WELDING FOR STEERABLE CATHETER TIP Non-Final OA CANON VIRGINIA, INC.
17899230 FAST REPLICATION OF LASER MACHINED MICRON/SUB-MICRON SCALE PATTERNS ONTO SOFT-METAL SUBSTRATES VIA EMBOSSING Non-Final OA University of Ottawa
18185020 DEVICE FOR FORMING PIZZA BASES Non-Final OA MINIPAN S.R.L.
18181968 MODULAR RECONFIGURABLE MANUALLY ACTUATED ESPRESSO MACHINE Non-Final OA Odyssey Espresso LLC
18007917 A REFILL FOR AN INHALER PARTICULARLY A CANNABINOID INHALER Non-Final OA OBG Consumer Reg Scientific Limited

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