Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MELENDEZ, ARMAND

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1759 1782

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.6%
Allow Rate
-18.4% vs TC avg
394
Total Applications
+42.7%
Interview Lift
1238
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 350 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18080376 DRIVE UNIT Non-Final OA ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH
18645770 Material Dispensing Device And Injection Molding Apparatus Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18425169 MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE AND PLASTICIZING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18525745 CONTROL DEVICE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18244037 Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with controlled recycling of compressed air Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18040804 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PREFORM Non-Final OA ALPLA WERKE ALWIN LEHNER GMBH & CO. KG
18461564 Ultrasonic Catheter Assembly Final Rejection Avent, Inc.
18855037 A METHOD FOR FORMING A CELLULOSE PRODUCT IN A DRY-FORMING MOULD SYSTEM Non-Final OA PULPAC AB
18885988 MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING OF PLASTICS VIA SHEAR ASSISTED PROCESSING Final Rejection Battelle Memorial Institute
17819812 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A DENTAL RESTORATION Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18292220 POSITION DETERMINING MECHANISM FOR ROTARY PLATEN, MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
17476585 MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, MOLD THICKNESS ADJUSTING DEVICE, AND MOLD THICKNESS ADJUSTING METHOD Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18904662 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AND EXTRACTING A BUILD PART FORMED IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA Xerox Corporation
18409522 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPOSITES Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18073975 DRY-JET WET-SPINNING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARBON FIBERS Final Rejection NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
17781953 A MOLD TOOL FOR INJECTION MOLDING Final Rejection LEGO A/S
17291641 SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING A FLAT FILM MACHINE FROM AN INPUT PRODUCT TO A SUBSEQUENT PRODUCT Non-Final OA Windmöller & Hölscher KG
18368351 SPACER WASHER FOR USE WITH INJECTION MOLD Non-Final OA PROGRESSIVE COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18503367 INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND COTTER Final Rejection HANGUK MOLD CO., LTD
18385743 INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS WITH EJECTION MECHANISM Final Rejection Shenzhen Fulian Fugui Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
18555444 SILICON POWDER FORMING METHOD, SILICON BLOCK AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection TCL ZHONGHUAN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18373585 Device and Method for Additive Component Manufacture Final Rejection SIMONA AG
18362035 MANIFOLD PLATE, MANIFOLD COMPRISING A MANIFOLD PLATE, EXTRUSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A MANIFOLD, AND METHOD OF MAKING A MANIFOLD PLATE Non-Final OA W. Müller GmbH
18250786 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND THE LIKE Final Rejection REGENSTECH S.R.L. SOCIETA' BENEFIT
18086963 DEVICE FOR DRAWING FILAMENTS TO FORM A NONWOVEN FABRIC Final Rejection Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG

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