Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, HUNG D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3742 3761

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
1062
Total Applications
+30.7%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1025 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
52.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18160078 COOKING APPARATUS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17980937 ELECTRICALLY HEATED AND COOLED ROLLERS Final Rejection MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18194025 PRESSURE COOKER LID PUMP Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18007949 Food Preparation Container Provided With A Handle For Easy Pouring And Scraping Of The Food Preparation Non-Final OA SEB S.A.
18006480 BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH ADJUSTABLE SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17918248 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING OF DISPERSED METALLIC PARTICLES Non-Final OA Oqab Dietrich Induction Inc.
17930007 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MELTING GLASS Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
18585848 CONTINUOUSLY COOLED WELD HEAD Non-Final OA Critical Systems, Inc.
18126596 PREDICTIVE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL FOR FUSION WELDING OF METALS Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18025679 Cartridge System, Beverage Preparation Machine, and Process For Manufacturing a Cartridge System Non-Final OA Freezio AG
18228017 CAPACITIVE SENSING FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSER Non-Final OA Lab2Fab, LLC
18211332 INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE, INDUCTION HEATING EQUIPMENT, INDUCTION HEATING METHOD, AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NETUREN CO., LTD.
18208860 ATOMIZING CORE, ATOMIZER, AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ATOMIZING CORE Non-Final OA CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18038216 CITRUS PRESS WITH AN INFLATABLE MEMBRANE INCLUDING A MOVABLE CANNULA Non-Final OA SARL JNIUS
18142118 MULTIPLE LINKED APPLIANCE WITH AUXILIARY OUTLET Non-Final OA Intirion Corporation
18142110 MULTIPLE LINKED APPLIANCE WITH AUXILIARY OUTLET Non-Final OA Intirion Corporation
18139751 COFFEE TAMPER Non-Final OA CoffeeZ Inc.
17794925 SMOKER DEVICE FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOODSTUFFS OR BEVERAGES Non-Final OA Hug PLA CORTES
18249588 BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE WITH SILICONE DRIP GRID Non-Final OA Tchibo GmbH
18174175 PLASMA TORCH HEAD Non-Final OA The ESAB Group Inc.
18093339 SEASONING BOX AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen City Itas in-tech Sanitary Wares Co.,Limited
18001404 HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND LOW MOISTURE FOODS Non-Final OA AVURE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
18070068 ELECTRODE HOLDER Non-Final OA Mettler-Toledo Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
17878891 PELLET GRILL WITH OPEN FLAME SWITCH Non-Final OA Hangzhou Yixiang Technology R&D Co., LTD

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