Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MILLS JR., JOE E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3742 3761

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+2.3% vs TC avg
457
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
1179
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 401 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17787127 SCANNING STRATEGY FOR VOLUME SUPPORT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
17907506 HEATING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17642513 AEROSOLIZABLE FORMULATION Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17732160 HEATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18036231 CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRODE POLISHING METHOD, AND ELECTRODE POLISHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
17781648 A HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEATING SYSTEM Final Rejection Grundfos Holding A/S
17440494 VEHICLE COMPOSITE PANE COMPRISING A HEATABLE INLAY ELEMENT Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
17787093 FLUID-HEATING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR INTENDED FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Valeo Systemes Thermiques
17635159 Thin Film Heater Non-Final OA JT International SA
18256610 HEATED GLASS COVER FOR OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
17816022 CERAMIC HEATER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CERAMIC HEATER Non-Final OA NGK Insulators, Ltd.
17893310 WELDING TORCH WITH WIRE GUIDE Non-Final OA Lincoln Global, Inc.
18311446 SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A BEVERAGE Non-Final OA FLO - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
17736185 METAL HEATER ASSEMBLY WITH EMBEDDED RESISTIVE HEATERS Non-Final OA Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
17789891 MAGNET-EQUIPPED PROJECTION WELDING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Shoji AOYAMA
17825107 TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED MATERIAL IN A CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER Final Rejection Barkey GmbH & Co. KG
17694424 READY TO ASSEMBLE FURNITURE AND FIREPLACE INSERT KIT Non-Final OA Living Style (B.V.I.) Limited
17694437 READY TO ASSEMBLE SIMULATED FIREPLACE INSERT SYSTEM WITH SHARED COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Living Style (B.V.I.) Limited
17682108 Electric Heating Device Non-Final OA Eberspächer catem GmbH & Co. KG

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