Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE JR, WOODY A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745 3761

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
681
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 641 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17984321 WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND METHOD, PERFORMED BY WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, OF IDENTIFYING LOCATION OF COOKING APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17866533 ACCURATE TEMPERATURE MONITOR Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18272928 DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITH STAND-BY FUNCTION Non-Final OA ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
17917802 PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT MEMBER Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
17679022 Microwave Oven Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18079247 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING DEVICE WITH HEATER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18546038 COMPUTER MODELING FOR DETECTION OF DISCONTINUITIES IN WELDED STRUCTURES Non-Final OA NEWFREY LLC
17937657 ON CHIP PROGRAMMABLE TEMPERATURE REGULATION CIRCUIT Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18013445 SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS WITH MULTILAYER STRUCTURE INCLUDING COUPLED HEATER ZONES WITH LOCAL THERMAL CONTROL Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18058279 LASER CUTTING METHOD AND LASER CUTTING APPARATUS Final Rejection TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen SE + Co. KG
17882904 AIR CONDITIONER UNITS AND HEATING ELEMENTS THEREOF Final Rejection Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18734227 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BRAZED JOINT Final Rejection Priefert Mfg. Co, Inc.
17790271 HEATING CONDUCTIVE WIRE-LIKE ELEMENT Non-Final OA NV BEKAERT SA
17888537 KITCHEN APPLIANCE BASE, PREPARATION MODULE AND KITCHEN APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
18048322 CONVEYOR OVEN Non-Final OA THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
18091811 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING ELEMENT AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17873507 CUTTING DEVICE FOR A KITCHEN UTENSIL Final Rejection Wundermix GmbH
18270120 COOKWARE DETECTION CIRCUIT USING HALF-BRIDGE DRIVE HEATING, HEATING DEVICE, COOKWARE DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18128541 BLADE-HEATING HEAT PUMP COVER AND HEAT PUMP Non-Final OA BACKER HEATING TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18103187 TOASTING TRAY FOR BUNS Non-Final OA Harana, LLC
18070767 MULTIPORT PUMP AND ADAPTER KIT Non-Final OA Asia Connection LLC
17990052 ELECTROTHERMAL FILM STRUCTURE, ELECTROTHERMAL FILM HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROTHERMAL FILM Non-Final OA Micron Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
17985154 FOOD PRESERVATION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
18050475 INTELLIGENT APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WALNUT KERNELS AND RED COATS BY BELT CONVEYING AND HEAT RADIATION BASED ON THERMAL EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION PRINCIPLE Non-Final OA XINJIANG JIANGNING LIGHT INDUSTRY MACHINERY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
17963057 SCANNING RADIAL LASER PROCESSING WITH BI-CONICAL REFLECTION Final Rejection Rofin-Sinar Technologies LLC
17940423 STORAGE ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND SYSTEM OF STORING A PERISHABLE ORGANIC LIQUID Final Rejection AgriGate Australia Pty Ltd
17819799 DRY BURNING DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DRY BURNING PROTECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND VAPORIZER Non-Final OA Shenzhen Moore Vaporization Health & Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
17864692 IMPEDANCE HEATED CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA INDEECO, LLC

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