Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LAZO, THOMAS E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2117 3671 3745

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
1,387
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
870
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1363 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.5%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19013694 JACK LEG SELECTION MANIFOLD Non-Final OA Consolidated Rig Works, L.P.
18846404 HYDRAULIC DRIVE APPARATUS Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18028976 CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, ARTICLE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ARTICLE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA LINTEC Corporation
19066825 System And Method For Protecting A Hydraulic System Of A Work Machine Non-Final OA Komatsu America Corp.
18990608 PISTON HEAD AND PISTON HEAD ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Cummins Power Generation Inc.
18190699 ANTI-FOGGING OPTICAL LENS AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA GALVION LTD.
18029483 METHOD OF OPERATING AN IRRADIATION SYSTEM, IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK PIECE WITH POLARIZATION CONTROL Non-Final OA Nikon SLM Solutions AG
18189856 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS FOR HEATING AN AEROSOL-FORMING ARTICLE OF AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA Silicon-Magic Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
17836708 VACUUM GRIPPING SYSTEM WITH EXTENDING GRIPPER ARM Non-Final OA Plus One Robotics, Inc.

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