Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MELENDEZ, ARMAND

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1759 1782 1789

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
406
Total Applications
+42.8%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 357 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426553 INJECTION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
19209285 MULTI-MATERIAL LIQUID BASED 3D PRINTING FOR FULL SHOE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA adidas AG
18956222 Plasticizing Device, Injection Molding Device, And Three-Dimensional Shaping Device Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18645770 Material Dispensing Device And Injection Molding Apparatus Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18425169 MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE AND PLASTICIZING DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19199937 SPIRAL TANGLED FIBER COMPOSITES Non-Final OA CUMMINS INC.
18960510 VARIABLE STIFFNESS TOOL Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce plc
19231062 METHOD OF FORMING A POLYMER COMPOSITE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18073975 DRY-JET WET-SPINNING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARBON FIBERS Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18871291 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING CORE-SHELL DROPLETS AND PARTICLES Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18292220 POSITION DETERMINING MECHANISM FOR ROTARY PLATEN, MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18577569 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 Final Rejection THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18788214 ARTICLES COMPRISING ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection BAUER HOCKEY LLC
18885988 MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING OF PLASTICS VIA SHEAR ASSISTED PROCESSING Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute

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