Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
At TC average
198
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 167 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18747539 COMPENSATED MOLDS FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS-BASED ARTICLES HAVING NON-UNIFORM THICKNESSES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18672638 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTACTLESS FORMATION OF TILTED OPTICAL WINDOWS FOR WAFER-LEVEL MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18711990 MOLD RELEASE COATINGS FOR GLASS FORMING OR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA 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
16414995 USE OF A FLAT GLASS IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
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.
18681120 HEATING FURNACE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS PRODUCT 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.
18582351 METHOD FOR FABRICATING AN OPTICAL FIBRE PREFORM Non-Final OA University of Southampton
18024345 GLASS ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GLASS ARTICLE Final Rejection 2MH GLAS GMBH
17338430 Method and System for Producing a Glass Container as Well as Said Container Final Rejection Gerresheimer Bünde GmbH

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