Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KITT, STEPHEN A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1717 1718

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.3%
Allow Rate
-10.7% vs TC avg
578
Total Applications
+39.5%
Interview Lift
1321
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 534 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18298539 DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING MASK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17737893 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Postech Research And Business Development Foundation
17983162 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INLINE CONTINUOUS-FLOW LIVERY APPLICATION Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18415499 METHOD OF DETECTING LIQUID IN LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18105993 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17949272 SURFACE TREATMENT VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE Non-Final OA Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
18153871 CONVERSION OF CARBON FIBER TOWS TO METAL CARBIDE FIBER TOWS Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18725253 FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18423969 SOLID PRECURSOR WEIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM, REACTOR SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17643747 APPLICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
18778898 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17896518 TORSION PUMP, CHEMICAL LIQUID SUPPLYING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17860198 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18791866 APPARATUS FOR PROMOTING CRAZING OF A POLYMER MATERIAL Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18362492 CURTAIN COATER FOR APPLYING A TREATMENT SUBSTANCE ON AT LEAST ON APPLICATOR ROLL Non-Final OA Andritz Küsters GmbH
18270015 DOUBLE-SIDEDLY COATING A POROUS WEB WITH A DOPE USING A WEB POSITIONING ELEMENT Final Rejection MMM INNOVATIONS BV
18296471 COATING SYSTEM FOR A WORKING WIRE OF A SENSOR Non-Final OA Allez Health Inc.
17990284 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SLIDE TREATMENT PROCESSING Final Rejection ZOMEDICA INC.
16784377 Coating Applicator and Coating Application System Final Rejection Rooftop Research, LLC
15091052 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR MIXING WET AND DRY MATERIALS Non-Final OA Bepex International, LLC

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