Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LIU, CHRIS Q

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3742 3761

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
413
Total Applications
+42.5%
Interview Lift
1255
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 377 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17541884 LASER MARKING METHOD AND SCANNING OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17863665 LASER SEALING AND SURFACE ASPERITY CONTROLLING METHOD WITH DISCONTINUOUS LASER PULSES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17863659 LASER SEALING AND SURFACE ASPERITY CONTROLLING METHOD WITH CONTINUOUS LASER PULSES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18362220 LASER MARKER Non-Final OA SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
17784894 3-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS Final Rejection SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18027388 LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18256131 MACHINE FOR HEATING AND AGITATING A LIQUID FOOD SUBSTANCE WITH SHUTDOWN DEVICE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17991865 ADDITIVE PROCESSING DEVICE, ADDITIVE PROCESSING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ADDITIVE PROCESSING DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA DMG MORI CO., LTD.
18003988 METHOD TO PRODUCE HIGH CORROSION AND WEAR RESISTANT CAST IRON COMPONENTS BY USING LASER CLADDING Non-Final OA OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON
17938951 LASER PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD Non-Final OA National Central University
18067746 PROCESSING OPTICAL UNIT, LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LASER PROCESSING Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
17677446 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD AND SURFACE TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
17931952 PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR WORKPIECE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18343098 SALAD SPINNER Non-Final OA Lifetime Brands, Inc.
17793701 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER METAL POWDER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
17401886 FORMING COOLING APERTURE(S) IN A TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
17524268 KITCHEN APPLIANCE WITH CHARGE CONTROL OF AN AUXILIARY DEVICE Non-Final OA VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING GMBH
18315235 COLLAPSIBLE HEAT SHIELD Non-Final OA Julie Rachel Schwam
18033015 Electric Grill Non-Final OA Active Food Systems Limited
18079472 Surface Heating Heater Pipe and Aerosol Generating Device Including the Same Non-Final OA INNO-IT CO., LTD.
18099885 FROZEN FOOD PRODUCT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Frozen Innovations, LLC
18156474 LASER SHOCK PEENING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sunrise International, Inc.
17429135 CAPSULE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATION OF REINFORCED BASE Final Rejection NOVADELTA - COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA DE CAFÉS, LDA
17603075 HAFNIUM CARBIDE POWDER FOR PLASMA ELECTRODES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HAFNIUM CARBIDE SINTERED BODY, AND PLASMA ELECTRODE Final Rejection NISSAN TANAKA CORPORATION
17414592 STORED HEAT HAIR APPLIANCES Non-Final OA HAIR4GOOD, LLC

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