Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1744

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
453
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1222
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 401 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18436446 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING AN OBJECT IN A VOLUME OF A PHOTOHARDENABLE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA QUADRATIC 3D, INC.
19271893 ANNULAR MICROLAYER FEEDBLOCK Non-Final OA Guill Tool & Engineering Co., Inc.
18430996 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING EMBOSSED GRAPHITE-BASED WEBS Final Rejection MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL GmbH
18456549 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOUNDPROOF SHEET AND SOUNDPROOF SHEET Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18341791 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18327282 METHODS OF ENHANCING THE DEFORMABILITY OF CERAMIC MATERIALS AND CERAMIC MATERIALS MADE THEREBY Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18597983 DRYING DEVICE, DRYING METHOD, AND MODELING SYSTEM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18568025 STABLE BIODEGRADABLE RECEPTACLE Final Rejection PAPACKS SALES GMBH
18828784 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR USING A CONDUCTIVE, NON-STICK COATING FOR AUTOMATING TOOL TOUCH-OFF Final Rejection Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
18606540 RESIN-MADE CONTAINER, RESIN-MADE CONTAINER MANUFACTURING METHOD, RESIN-MADE CONTAINER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND MOLD Final Rejection NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
18889721 COOLING MOLD UNIT AND COOLING DEVICE Non-Final OA ALPMA Alpenland Maschinenbau GmbH
18883423 MAGNETIC CLAMPING APPARATUS AND INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KOSMEK Ltd.
18572657 MICROWAVE ENERGY APPLICATION ONTO WET PARTS BETWEEN FORMING AND TRANSFER TOOLS Final Rejection Peridot Print LLC
18779185 CO-CURED GEL COATS, ELASTOMERIC COATINGS, STRUCTURAL LAYERS, AND IN-MOLD PROCESSES FOR THEIR USE Non-Final OA COMPOSITES INTELLECTUAL HOLDINGS, INC.
18573256 MAKING A NONWOVEN FABRIC FROM FIBERS Final Rejection Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik
18070962 FIXTURE WITH GROOVES FOR PROCESSING CMC ARTICLE Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18536698 Method and device for manufacturing containers adapted to contain a food substance for the preparation of beverages Non-Final OA OPEM S.P.A.
18347921 CERAMIC INJECTION PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SPRAY NOZZLES USING THE WATER STOP TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA SPRAYING SYSTEMS DO BRASIL LTDA
18013859 PRINTING SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING FREE-FORM WIDTH-CONTROLLED INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL FIBERS Non-Final OA INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS (ICREA),
17926871 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE DIGITAL DECORATION OF PRODUCTS WITH GRANULAR MATERIALS AND THE LIKE Final Rejection PROBONO S.r.l.
17601411 AUTOMATED PART REMOVAL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection PEKTECH HOLDINGS INC.

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