Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MELENDEZ, ARMAND

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1759 1782 1789

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-18.3% vs TC avg
398
Total Applications
+42.7%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 353 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.4%
§102 Novelty
96.9%
§103 Obviousness
0.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18166623 FORMING METHOD, FORMING APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
18073975 DRY-JET WET-SPINNING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARBON FIBERS Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18004510 Method For Producing A 3-Dimensional Object And Apparatus Therefor Non-Final OA Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
17601771 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Non-Final OA BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
18885988 MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING OF PLASTICS VIA SHEAR ASSISTED PROCESSING Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18806408 FRICTION EXTRUSION OF POLYMER COMPOSITES WITH HIGH FILLER CONTENT Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18855037 A METHOD FOR FORMING A CELLULOSE PRODUCT IN A DRY-FORMING MOULD SYSTEM Non-Final OA PULPAC AB
18409522 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPOSITES Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18851411 LAMINATE HAVING IMPROVED TENSILE PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Reckitt Benckiser Health Limited
17476585 MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, MOLD THICKNESS ADJUSTING DEVICE, AND MOLD THICKNESS ADJUSTING METHOD Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18428929 RECYCLING OF SCRAP DENTAL ZIRCONIA BLOCK Non-Final OA James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
18139174 Method and System For Making Long SIC Tubes Non-Final OA Ii-VI Delaware, Inc.
17781953 A MOLD TOOL FOR INJECTION MOLDING Final Rejection LEGO A/S
18385743 INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS WITH EJECTION MECHANISM Final Rejection Shenzhen Fulian Fugui Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
18503367 INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND COTTER Final Rejection HANGUK MOLD CO., LTD
18505655 Integrally, Extrusion Blow Molded Container, Label and RFID Tag Final Rejection Silgan Plastics LLC
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
18368351 SPACER WASHER FOR USE WITH INJECTION MOLD Final Rejection PROGRESSIVE COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18362035 MANIFOLD PLATE, MANIFOLD COMPRISING A MANIFOLD PLATE, EXTRUSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A MANIFOLD, AND METHOD OF MAKING A MANIFOLD PLATE Final Rejection W. Müller GmbH
18086963 DEVICE FOR DRAWING FILAMENTS TO FORM A NONWOVEN FABRIC Final Rejection Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
17973743 NESTABLE WATER TANK AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING NESTABLE WATER TANKS Non-Final OA Coflex S.A. de C.V.
17610067 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING A MATERIAL WITH IMAGES Non-Final OA Visitech AS

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