Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MALIK, VIPUL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1754

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
At TC average
112
Total Applications
+38.8%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
50.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16632601 Custom Orthotics and Personalized Footwear Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
17623675 TABLETING OF SPECIFIC POLYMER STABILIZERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17262326 A PANEL CONSTRUCTION, A PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF AS AN AUTOMOTIVE PART Non-Final OA BASF SE
17667328 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIPE FOR COWL CROSSBAR Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
18792325 MOLDING APPARATUS, MOLDING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18033542 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH MICROBE-INHIBITING AGENTS Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18070263 SKATE OR OTHER FOOTWEAR Non-Final OA BAUER HOCKEY LLC
18696522 3D printed material having color and/or reflectivity control Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18256002 Method for producing wood fiber insulating material products, and wood fiber insulating material product Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18701021 MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MOLDING METHOD FOR ROTARY-COMPONENT REINFORCEMENT CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
16796461 ELECTROSTATIC PARTICLE SPREADER FOR POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17299549 METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL LENS Final Rejection ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
18635571 POLYMER MOLDING OF UNDERSEA CABLES AND CONNECTION USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18567589 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING POLYMER DENTAL APPLIANCES Final Rejection Carbon, Inc.
17569868 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING A POROUS STRUCTURE Final Rejection VITO NV
18832550 3D PRINTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd.
18204298 WALL STRUCTURES OF EXTRUDABLE BUILDING MATERIAL Non-Final OA ICON Technology, Inc.
18204328 WALL STRUCTURES OF EXTRUDABLE BUILDING MATERIAL Non-Final OA ICON Technology, Inc.
17898708 NON-CONTACTING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT Non-Final OA University of South Carolina
18631509 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING CARBON NANOTUBES AND FORMULATION FOR USE IN SAME Non-Final OA ALTYMIK INC.
17442606 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FOUNDATION Final Rejection JGC CORPORATION
18275504 Method and Device for Demoulding a Confectionery Item from a Casting Mould Final Rejection Winkler and Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH
18075758 Powder Compositions Including Chopped Coated Silicon Carbide Fibers and Method of Producing or Repairing a Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composite Final Rejection Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites Inc.
18034129 METHOD FOR PREPARING COMPOSITE RESIN COMPOSITION BY USING SECONDARY BATTERY WASTE SEPARATORS Final Rejection Chang-gee KANG
17764306 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FOAMED PLASTIC MOLDED BODY WITH A FILM LAYER COATING Non-Final OA KANEKA BELGIUM NV
17298260 ROTOR BLADE MOLD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION, AND A WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION Final Rejection Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Service GmbH

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