Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KOCH, GEORGE R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1745 1791 2897

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
1,120
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1080 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.3%
§102 Novelty
78.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18921378 SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18287130 AUTOMATON FOR APPLYING A PATCH TO A HEATED SURFACE Final Rejection SAFRAN NACELLES
18495368 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIE BONDING Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18387155 SEALANT REMOVER Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
19205234 METHOD OF USING METALLIC NANOPOWDERS FOR ENHANCING JOINT STRENGTH BETWEEN DISSIMILAR MATERIALS Non-Final OA Edison Welding Institute, Inc
18370170 PEEL-AWAY SHEATH ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ABIOMED, INC.
17975260 PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
18691653 LABEL ATTACHING APPARATUS, LABEL ATTACHING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18696620 TOOL AND PROCESSES FOR PICK-AND-PLACE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18344635 CARRIER TAPE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18611901 CONTINUOUS TAPE FEEDER AND CONTINUOUS TAPE FEEDING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17487989 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ARTIFICIAL VISION GUIDED DISPENSING VISCOUS FLUIDS FOR CAULKING AND SEALING OPERATIONS Final Rejection MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
17592738 AUTOMATED METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SHEETS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, PATTERN PREPARATION AND FORMING SYSTEMS, AND SHEETS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
18690858 LABELING MACHINE WITH AN EXTRACTION HOOD Final Rejection P.E. LABELLERS S.P.A.
18743317 BONDING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & KGaA
18676603 BONDING MODULE AND A BONDING DEVICE Non-Final OA All Ring Tech Co., Ltd.
18689380 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING FOR DISPOSABLE WEARABLE ARTICLES Non-Final OA ZUIKO CORPORATION
18310206 DEVICE FOR BUNDLING A NUMBER OF CABLES Final Rejection Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
18185676 UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LTD.
18408264 Automatic welding machine and method for thermal joining of material sheets Final Rejection Leister Technologies AG
18576812 Automated Apparatus Non-Final OA Cellular Origins Limited
18400773 Device for Welding a Flexible Medical Tube Final Rejection MACO PHARMA
18559509 METHOD FOR OPERATING A LABELLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Espera-Werke GmbH
18285073 Pressure Tool, Pressing Apparatus And Method For Welding Plastics Components Non-Final OA Premium Aerotec GmbH
18280151 A STRUCTURAL REPAIR PATCH SYSTEM FOR REPAIRING A DAMAGED SURFACE OF A PRODUCT Non-Final OA FIN CONTROL SYSTEMS PTY LTD
17767329 LIQUID SHIM FOR JOINTS AND METHODS OF CREATING AND APPLYING SAME Final Rejection SHORT BROTHERS PLC

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