Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KIM, SANG K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3643 3654 3735 3736 3745 3762

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
1,801
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
869
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1763 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18785146 IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND SHEET END MOVING METHOD Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18378232 LASER BONDING OF GLASS CERAMIC TO METAL FOIL Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18887982 WINDING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND WINDING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18833280 TURBOMACHINE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HALF-SHELL CASING BEARING VARIABLE-PITCH INLET STATOR VANES Final Rejection Safran Aircraft Engines
19120609 METHOD OF DISASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA LM Wind Power A/S
19085720 Cooling fan Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
18787362 METHOD FOR WINDING A FOIL ONTO A WINDING CORE, AND COIL Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18851032 AXIAL FAN Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD
19110658 Auxiliary Power System and Control for Rural and/or off grid Wind Turbines Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18739457 WINDING APPARATUS FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18971796 PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A FLUID-COOLING CIRCUIT WITH QUICK-FIT NACELLE/ENGINE COUPLINGS AND AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Airbus Operations SAS
18922286 EMERGENCY STOP CUTTING MECHANISM FOR A WEB REWINDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tecnau, Inc.
18857244 PAPER WINDER AND PAPER WINDING METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18386305 CYLINDRICAL GRINDER Non-Final OA OKUMA CORPORATION
18724231 AUTOMATIC TAPE PROCESSING DEVICE AND REEL LOADING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
18833465 CABLE COIL HOLDER Non-Final OA BANG & OLUFSEN A/S
18588183 VEHICLE HOOK CAPABLE OF PREVENTING REEL DISENGAGEMENT AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD
18378822 Heating Plate Non-Final OA Borgwarner Emissions Systems Spain, S.L.U.
18289376 FINISHING METHOD AND FINISHING MACHINE FOR MEASUREMENT-ASSISTED FINISHING OF BORES Non-Final OA KADIA Produktion GmbH + Co.
18500317 ELECTRIC CLEANING BRUSH Non-Final OA Shenzhen Zhixinda Technology Co.,LTD
18500369 side brush mechanism with novel structure Non-Final OA Zhejiang Yigoli Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
18055721 WEEDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Beyond CenterLine Solutions LLC

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