Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
841
Total Applications
+36.5%
Interview Lift
1231
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 794 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17964140 FLUID TEXTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
18349721 PRESSING PLATE STRUCTURE AND WELDING MACHINE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18020387 INDUCTION HEATING COOKTOP AND WIRELESS INDICATOR FOR INDICATING OPERATION STATE THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17990207 Systems for Detecting Cracks in Windows Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18006060 BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE WITH INGREDIENT REMOVER Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18295038 ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE, BATTERY SECTION, AND CHARGER Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18270984 WELDED JOINT AND AUTOMOBILE MEMBER Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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.
18023012 COOKTOP DEVICE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17790967 HOB DEVICE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18300129 PORK BELLY PROCESSING Non-Final OA JBT Marel Corporation
18296030 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WELDED MEMBER Non-Final OA FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18308245 ADJUSTING PREHEATING PARAMETERS ACCORDING TO SETPOINT INPUTS FOR COOKING APPLIANCES Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18141291 CRADLES FOR MOBILE DEVICES WITH AT LEAST ONE HEATING ELEMENT FOR CONTACTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING Non-Final OA National Products, Inc.
18011815 NOZZLE AND BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE Final Rejection Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
18031491 FOOD STIRRING DEVICE, FOOD STIRRING METHOD AND FOOD MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA NICHIREI FOODS INC.
17905036 HEAT PROBE Non-Final OA Sunbeam Products, Inc.
18219410 Electronic Device, Drying Assembly and Method Non-Final OA Eberspächer catem GmbH & Co. KG
18217975 SYSTEMS, TOOLS AND METHODS FOR WELL DECOMMISSIONING Non-Final OA Foro Energy, Inc.
18256575 PROCESSES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE AND SURFACE CLADDING Non-Final OA WAAM3D Limited
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 Non-Final OA 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 Non-Final OA TBDx Inc.
18182565 AUTOMATIC SINGLE-SERVING BEVERAGE BREWING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TBDx Inc.
18018721 DISSIMILAR METAL WELDED BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA ASTER CO., LTD.

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