Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LIN, ERICA S Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2861

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
1,087
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
844
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1066 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614800 CARTRIDGE, PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18436537 THERMAL HISTORY ESTIMATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18772725 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLY, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18343466 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE DETECTION USING PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18928766 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE OF WIRE ROD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DEVICE Non-Final OA NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
18728348 SENSORS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOLS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18520978 CONNECTOR HAVING AN OUTPUT UNIT FOR CONNECTION TO AN EVALUATION UNIT FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE OF A CONTACT POINT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE OF A CONTACT POINT OF A CONNECTOR Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
17913898 DEW POINT HYGROMETER Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
18519080 MICRO-BOLOMETER AND THERMAL SENSING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SONIX Technology Co., Ltd.

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