Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KHLOK, BONITA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.5%
Allow Rate
-20.5% vs TC avg
242
Total Applications
+49.2%
Interview Lift
1527
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 200 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18057899 ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED FLUSHING Non-Final OA General Electric Company
16826739 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH VISIBLE LIQUID CONTAINER Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18168133 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH CARBON NANOTUBE HEATERS Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
17923194 DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN OVEN APPLIANCE Non-Final OA ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
17887956 METHOD FOR JOINING AN ALUMINUM COMPONENT TO A STEEL COMPONENT USING A WELDED RIVET Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
15582457 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CONTROL SYSTEMS Final Rejection DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18026598 HEATING MECHANISM FOR HEATING IN STAGES, AND ATOMIZATION APPARATUS USING SAME Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
16965698 ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, AND SOFTENING DEVICE THEREFOR AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA GENTHERM GMBH
17324848 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE CALIBRATION METHODS FOR A RESISTIVE HEATER Non-Final OA Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
18056505 GAS HEATER Final Rejection TUTCO, LLC
17920498 APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THE HUSK FROM GRAIN Non-Final OA LEHNER Maschinenbau GmbH
17858520 DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS OHMIC HEATING OF FOODSTUFFS Non-Final OA Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V.
17886537 COOKING DEVICE Final Rejection YUNG SOON LIH FOOD MACHINE CO., LTD.
17782950 Method for Gas Phase Alloy Enhancement of Solid State Welds Non-Final OA Spinduction Weld Inc.
17736840 APPARATUS FOR INFUSING AND DISPENSING OILS AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection Levo Oil Infusion, Inc.
17436345 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BREWING BEVERAGES Final Rejection Innovative Brewing, LLC

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