Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KOCH, GEORGE R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1745 1788 1791 2852 2897

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
1,128
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1089 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387155 SEALANT REMOVER Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18880791 SEPARATION METHOD AND SEPARATION DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
18457648 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION MONITORING OF A LABELING MACHINE AND LABELING MACHINE FOR LABELING CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Krones AG
18611901 CONTINUOUS TAPE FEEDER AND CONTINUOUS TAPE FEEDING METHOD Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18287130 AUTOMATON FOR APPLYING A PATCH TO A HEATED SURFACE Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
18370170 PEEL-AWAY SHEATH ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ABIOMED, INC.
18696620 TOOL AND PROCESSES FOR PICK-AND-PLACE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17975260 PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
18042581 ABSORBENT STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18729023 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DONOR SUBSTRATE FOR TRANSFERRING A PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER TO A CARRIER SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Soitec
17592738 AUTOMATED METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SHEETS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, PATTERN PREPARATION AND FORMING SYSTEMS, AND SHEETS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
18460468 MAXIMIZING THE LAMINATE QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF CURVED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT (AFP) TECHNOLOGIES Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

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