Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, YUNJU

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1744 1754

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.9%
Allow Rate
-9.1% vs TC avg
505
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
1115
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 460 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17257565 EXTRUSION DEVICE HAVING A FIXED PROFILE Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18527437 Method For Manufacturing Colored Fiber Body And Composite Body Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17758165 HYDROGEL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Final Rejection HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
18230229 PARTITION FOR A COMMERCIAL OR TRANSPORT VEHICLE Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
17631363 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SINTERED BODY AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SINTERED BODY Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM
18431185 COMPLIANT CONSOLIDATION BLOCK FOR CONTINUOUS WELDING OF POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES Non-Final OA Rohr Inc.
18686679 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WOOD FIBERBOARD Non-Final OA UNILIN, BV
18052198 APPARATUS FOR DETACHING FOLDABLE INNER BAGS FROM THE INNER WALLS OF RIGID OUTER CONTAINERS Final Rejection Gaplast GmbH
18350918 COMPOSITE PART MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Airbus Operations S.L.
17631783 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODY Final Rejection KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
18003709 SYSTEM FOR RAPID OBJECT PRODUCTION USING ADDITIVE INFILL DESIGN Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18858443 A METHOD OF PRINTING AN INTERIOR INFILL USING A 3D PRINTER Non-Final OA CREATE IT REAL A/S
18912228 INSERT CHANGEOVER SYSTEM FOR AN INJECTION MOLD Non-Final OA CuBE Packaging Solutions Inc.
18912150 Powder Bed Preparation for Additive Manufacturing Non-Final OA Seurat Technologies, Inc.
18906276 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT IN LAYERS, WITH STEP-BY-STEP UPDATING OF THE COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION OF SCANNERS Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
18894840 INSULATION FILLING DEVICE FOR FUEL REFORMER Non-Final OA JIS Co., Ltd.
18890440 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA CARACOL S.R.L.
18848413 FORMABLE AND FLEXIBLE HAPTICS MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc.
18825861 COMPOSITION FOR A MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA BOLT THREADS, INC.
18513908 RESIN MEMBER AND DIVIDING APPARATUS Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18732847 METHOD FOR PRINTING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF AN OBJECT Non-Final OA Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.
18283650 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ENCAPSULATED STRUCTURE AND EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
18743543 COMPOSITE CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Crompton Technology Group Limited
18427334 METHOD OF MAKING COMPRESSION MOLDED PARTS WITH BACK INJECTION MOLDED FEATURES Final Rejection Gemini Group, Inc.
18417762 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING INJECTION MOLDING PARAMETERS, FORMULATIONS, AND MOLD STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Moxietec, LLC
18576234 MULTILAYER DEVICE FOR A MOULD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE PARTS WITH THERMAL BLOCKING BELT Final Rejection ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE D'ARTS ET METIERS
18372624 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTIBACTERIAL COPPER NANOFIBER BY INJECTION MOLDING Non-Final OA QUANN CHENG INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18461177 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A CUFFED MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES PTE. LTD.
18547383 INSULATION SYSTEM FOR INJECTION MOLDING HOT RUNNER Final Rejection SINGH VISION SYSTEMS LLC
18278134 MOLD AND METHOD FOR MOLD FORMING PRODUCTS Non-Final OA PaperFoam Holding B.V.

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