Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEBRON, JANNELLE M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2861

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
1044
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
854
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1005 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
42.6%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422903 PROCESSING LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18814345 INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND AQUEOUS INK Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18774067 RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18760479 LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18439907 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT DETECT AN IMAGE DEFECT CORRESPONDING TO EACH COLOR INCLUDED IN A SCANNED IMAGE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18417430 RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18390982 RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18785994 MULTIFUNCTION MACHINE, MAINTENANCE METHOD OF MULTIFUNCTION MACHINE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTIFUNCTION MACHINE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18763452 LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18413124 PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18393973 RECORDING DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18325221 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18835738 LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18792155 INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18659562 INK EJECTION INSPECTION DEVICE, INK EJECTION INSPECTION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INK EJECTION INSPECTION PROGRAM, INK EJECTION DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18616150 MULTIPLE CIRCUITS COUPLED TO AN INTERFACE Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18662501 LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING DRYING OF LIQUID SURFACE OF EJECTION PORT, AND LIQUID CIRCULATION METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18394796 DROPLET APPLICATION DEVICE AND DROPLET APPLICATION METHOD Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18544422 CONTROL UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18444036 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INK WASTE IN AQUEOUS INKJET PRINTERS Non-Final OA Xerox Corporation
18771896 Recirculation system for ink or other material in a printing apparatus, in particular inkjet, and apparatus comprising said recirculation system Non-Final OA CEFLA SOCIETÀ COOPERATIVA
18720098 NON-AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, RECORDING METHOD USING SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECORDED MATTER, RECORDED MATTER, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA DNP FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18291252 HEAD DRIVING DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID Final Rejection Yoshihito OTOI

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