Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, VY T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1717 3742 3761

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+1.5% vs TC avg
391
Total Applications
+38.7%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 369 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18405833 MICROWAVE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND COOKING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18257300 CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Carl Freudenberg KG
18025018 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18325078 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18265719 COOKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17633132 AUTOMATIC WELDING SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC WELDING METHOD, WELDING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
18080701 JUICER ASSEMBLY FOR LARGE DIAMETER FEED TUBE Non-Final OA I-TECH USA, INC.
18190422 FOAMED PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM, PRODUCT CONTAINER, AND PRODUCT DISPENSING MACHINE Non-Final OA FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
18453727 BREW CHAMBER FOR FRENCH PRESS COFFEE MACHINE Non-Final OA J DEAN LLC
18269404 METHOD FOR PROCESSING GALLIUM OXIDE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18269185 REPAIR WELDING METHOD BY LASER DEPOSITION USING A FILLER WIRE Non-Final OA HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES
18201495 Pizza Sauce Applicator Non-Final OA Edge Exponential LLC
18037353 NETWORK FOR CONTROLLING SOLDERING SYSTEMS AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ERSA GmbH
18036233 APPARATUS FOR DIRECT METAL DEPOSITION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA AmPro Innovations Pty Ltd
18177902 SANDWICH MAKER Non-Final OA Brush and Bristle Corp.
18151894 HAND-OPERATED JUICER, DRIVE SCREW AND JUICING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NINGBO JINSHUN HOUSEWARE CO.,LTD
18069870 SINGLE-USE FOOD PREPARATION CONTAINER ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA BLIX LTD.
17905412 Heating Units for Heating Enclosures and Methods of Heating Enclosures Non-Final OA Universal Analyzers, Inc.
15905957 PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR LASER CUTTING MACHINE Non-Final OA SANTANDER BANK, N.A.

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