Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LIANG, SHIBIN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1742 1787

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
476
Total Applications
+18.5%
Interview Lift
1127
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 411 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
63.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18810224 INSULATION PRODUCTS AND METHODS AND MACHINES FOR MAKING INSULATION PRODUCTS Non-Final OA TemperPack Technologies Inc.
18187731 INJECTION MOLDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18465718 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18736391 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18243995 Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with regulation of the pressure rise time Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18461353 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Krones AG
18222911 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS, HAVING A MOLD CARRIER HOLDER WITH CARRYING FUNCTION Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18080603 Apparatus and method for heating plastic preforms with adjustment of heating power Non-Final OA KRONES AG
17823118 TIRE TREAD PRODUCTION LINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIRE TREAD Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
17815310 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18708421 STRETCHED FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18273133 HEATED BLOW MOLD THREAD INSERT FOR FORMING THREADS OF A CONTAINER Non-Final OA AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA, LLC
18326076 LIGHTWEIGHT POLYMERIC CONTAINER FINISH Non-Final OA AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA, LLC
17799719 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18007357 METHOD FOR HEATING A PREFORM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR FORMING A CONTAINER Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18278130 PLASTIC BLANK HEATING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.
17642289 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLASTIC CONTAINER, COMPRISING NON-REFRIGERATED COOLING OF A MOULD BASE Final Rejection SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
18251634 MALE ELEMENT OF A MOULD Final Rejection SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
18574810 RESIN CONTAINER MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND RESIN CONTAINER MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
18019157 RESIN CONTAINER MANUFACTURING METHOD, DIE UNIT, AND BLOW MOLDING DEVICE Non-Final OA NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
18333625 MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
17312448 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS Final Rejection ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
17744381 ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY OF TRANSPORT STRUCTURES USING ON-SITE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18785206 Method for Upgrading and Embossing Leather Non-Final OA Stahl International B.V.
17600887 Method for Upgrading and Embossing Leather Final Rejection Stahl International B.V.
18725645 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL Non-Final OA SOLUM ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD.
18006685 Method for Producing a Biocompatible Implant, and Implant Non-Final OA Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
18607344 LOCKING DEVICE FOR RUBBER COMPOSITE EXTRUDER HEAD, EXTRUDER HEAD AND METHOD Non-Final OA Guilin Rubber Industry R&D Institute Co.,Ltd.
18290543 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING ELASTIC ROPE Non-Final OA Trillium Marketing, Inc.
18380417 APPARATUS FOR FIXING INSERT MEMBER IN MOLD, MOLD APPARATUS, AND INSERT MOLDING METHOD Final Rejection KONEC Co., Ltd.

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