Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MACHNESS, ARIELLA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1743 1744 1789 3794

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.3%
Allow Rate
-8.7% vs TC avg
213
Total Applications
+28.6%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 168 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18953250 Injection Molding Device Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18422054 Three Dimensional Shaping Device Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18461771 THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18935680 EXTENSION ROD SLIDING MECHANISM, INTERMEDIATE MOLD, AND MOLD UNIT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18283792 PART FEATURES AND SPECIFIC PRINT MODES Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18444377 ROTISSERIE ASSEMBLY FOR AN OVEN APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18470084 METHOD OF PRINTING NANOSTRUCTURE Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18941918 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELF-ASSEMBLY POLYMER MEMBRANE BY NON-SOLVENT INDUCED FILM FORMATION AND POLYMER MEMBRANE PRODUCED THEREBY Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18367254 ARRAYS OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Final Rejection Velo3D, Inc.
18840104 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLE OF THERMOPLASTIC RESIN EXPANDED BEADS Final Rejection JSP CORPORATION
18886669 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC OBJECT Non-Final OA Zydex Pty Ltd

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