Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LIU, KENDRICK X

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2861

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+9.8% vs TC avg
922
Total Applications
+15.1%
Interview Lift
938
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 893 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
79.7%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18423390 Ink Set And Recording Method Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18540923 COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18732272 RYDBERG SENSOR ACTIVE ANTENNA RADIO Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18583760 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18672703 HIGH-BANDWIDTH CURRENT SENSOR WITH ADAPTIVE COMPENSATION FOR PARASITIC RESISTANCE Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18720848 PREDICTION DEVICE, TEST SYSTEM, PREDICTION METHOD, AND PREDICTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18242046 ELECTRODE WATERING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING CATHODIC MONITORING OF STRUCTURES Final Rejection MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
18732113 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR PURGE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18847460 PRINTING PROCESS USING PARTICLES OF NON-AMORPHOUS CARBON ALLOTROPES Non-Final OA Dotline GmbH
18355977 VOLTAGE MONITORING DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
18418539 METHOD FOR OPERATING A PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT Non-Final OA Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.
18754785 MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT FOR SENSING A MAGNETIC FIELD IN AN OUT-OF-PLANE DIRECTION WITH INCREASED SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18709631 MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT HAVING HIGH OUT-OF-PLANE SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18516514 STALK SENSORS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Ag Leader Technology
18708832 CAPACITIVE OIL SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SENSATIVE AB
18621569 Remote Electronic Field Monitor Non-Final OA USA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
18425567 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF IMPROVING THE YIELD OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA ZINITE CORPORATION
17544626 Laser imaging printer and die cutter assembly Final Rejection Primera Technology, Inc.

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