Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KNIEF, THOMAS RAY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
881
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
34.6%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18740278 INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK JET RECORDING DEVICE AND AQUEOUS INK Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18679208 RECORDING APPARATUS AND DRYING METHOD FOR RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18668915 LIQUID CONTAINER AND LIQUID REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18623223 DRYING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18526268 LIQUID EJECTION HEAD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18376176 PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18748376 LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18460164 RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18810826 MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18797921 MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19117979 DIGITAL FLOCKING PROCESS Non-Final OA Kornit Digital Ltd.
18807209 PRINTER HAVING ARRAY OF OVERLAPPING PRINTHEADS Non-Final OA MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18790687 Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Apparatus and Method for Controlling the Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Apparatus Non-Final OA Enjet Co. LTD
18788556 PRINTER FOR GENERATING TAGS USING ADJUSTABLE TAG SLOTS Non-Final OA FLEXPACKPRO LLC
18747380 FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA ORBOTECH LTD.
18683855 METHOD FOR PRINTING AT LEAST ONE PRECISE LINE BY MEANS OF INKJET PRINTING Final Rejection NOTION SYSTEMS GMBH

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