Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LEE, HWA S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1799 2800 2877 2886 3792

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
785
Total Applications
+2.9%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
32.8%
§103 Obviousness
34.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17997012 METHOD AND DEVICE ENHANCED CONTAINER INSPECTION USING COMBINED SENSOR DATA AND NEURAL NETWORK ANALYSIS Final Rejection KRONES AG
18710644 DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, NON-CONTACT INPUT APPARATUS, AND BIOLOGICAL MICROMOTION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18039053 METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A 3D PRINTER USING IMAGE SPATIAL RESOLUTION Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
17994900 AUTOMATIC QUALITY CATEGORIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18957428 MAGNETO-OPTICAL CHEMICAL SENSORS FOR PROCESS CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18133914 MEASUREMENTS OF TEMPORAL DYNAMICS USING OPTICAL SCATTERING IN A DIFFUSIVE CAVITY Non-Final OA University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18967887 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING HEMOLYSIS IN BLOOD USING REFRACTOMETRY Non-Final OA Terumo BCT, Inc.
18861267 METHOD OF CALCULATING INDICATOR OF THIN WIRE, METHOD OF EVALUATING QUALITY OF OPTICAL CABLE, AND OPTICAL CABLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18326018 TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHOD TO WAFERS Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18829984 WIRE ROD, ENAMELED WIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENAMELED WIRE Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
17311422 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING IMAGE PATTERNS TO DETERMINE WAFER BEHAVIOR IN A PATTERNING PROCESS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17811094 FIBER-OPTIC FABRY-PEROT PRESSURE SENSOR AND BATCH PREPARATION METHOD FOR SENSING UNIT THEREOF Final Rejection NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA

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