Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, PHUONG T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1759 3742 3761

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
848
Total Applications
+36.7%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 812 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
73.9%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18193924 FOLDABLE HEATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18183599 ELECTRIC HEATER Final Rejection LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC
17750098 Cooking Apparatus, Control Method Thereof, Heating Control Method, and Server Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18258665 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRAINING AND FORMING CURD Non-Final OA Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
18006302 BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH TEMPERATURE PRECONDITIONNER Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18005248 BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE WITH SUCH A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18006060 BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE WITH INGREDIENT REMOVER Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18300129 PORK BELLY PROCESSING Non-Final OA JBT Marel Corporation
17790967 HOB DEVICE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18036832 ELECTRONIC SWITCH SYSTEM FOR A WATER HEATER Non-Final OA Bradford White Corporation
18256973 MAGNETIC TRAP STRUCTURE FOR A LASER MODULE Non-Final OA RAYLASE GmbH
18031491 FOOD STIRRING DEVICE, FOOD STIRRING METHOD AND FOOD MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA NICHIREI FOODS INC.
18352370 HAIR HEATING CAP Non-Final OA Guangzhou Yona Import and Export Co., Ltd.
18259586 ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING DEVICE, NOISE SUPPRESSION METHOD, HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18256575 PROCESSES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE AND SURFACE CLADDING Non-Final OA WAAM3D Limited
17905036 HEAT PROBE Non-Final OA Sunbeam Products, Inc.
18031945 METHOD FOR COMBUSTION OF A BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND A PROCESS FOR CREMATING A HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODY OR BODY PART Non-Final OA NEO JOULE B.V.
18248702 CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA DELICA AG
18129666 Brewing Material Holder Final Rejection ADRIAN RIVERA MAYNEZ ENTERPRISES, INC.
18029848 A TOOL FOR ADJUSTING THE AMOUNT OF POWDERED MATERIAL CONTAINED IN A VESSEL Non-Final OA DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.r.l.
18182594 AUTOMATIC CAPSULE DOCK FOR A COFFEE BREWING SYSTEM Final Rejection TBDx Inc.
17890803 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POURING WATER FROM A BREWER Final Rejection TBDx Inc.
18018721 DISSIMILAR METAL WELDED BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA ASTER CO., LTD.
18009924 MUSHROOM HANDLING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Axis Technology and Development Limited
17857004 EVEN SPEED DEVICE AND FOOD FORMING APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA ANKO FOOD MACHINE CO., LTD.

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