Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.5%
Allow Rate
+1.5% vs TC avg
201
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
1127
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 173 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.0%
§102 Novelty
88.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18724767 CONTROLLED COOLING APPARATUS AND METHODS PROVIDING PREFERENTIAL COOLING OR HEATING WITHIN A CONTINUOUS GLASS RIBBON Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18747539 COMPENSATED MOLDS FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS-BASED ARTICLES HAVING NON-UNIFORM THICKNESSES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18711990 MOLD RELEASE COATINGS FOR GLASS FORMING OR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18226816 ALKALI DOPED OPTICAL FIBER WITH REDUCED ATTENUATION Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18245781 LIGHT-SENSITIVE GLASS AND PROCESS FOR INSCRIBING STRUCTURES FORMED FROM VARIATIONS IN BULK REFRACTIVE INDEX IN SUCH A GLASS Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18200681 HOLDING MEMBER, GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS USING SAME, AND GLASS MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18523059 ION EXCHANGE APPARATUS FOR GLASS STRENGTHENING AND METHOD OF FABRICATION Final Rejection Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
18838727 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18447867 SELF-HEALING OXIDES FOR IONIZING RADIATION DAMAGE Non-Final OA The Aerospace Corporation
17947121 AQUEOUS ION EXCHANGE STRENGTHENING OF GLASS ARTICLES Non-Final OA Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
17338430 Method and System for Producing a Glass Container as Well as Said Container Final Rejection Gerresheimer Bünde GmbH

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