Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-7.5% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+46.2%
Interview Lift
1421
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17588909 INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18275976 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17569663 Metal Component Decorating Method, Metal Component, And Watch Component Non-Final OA Seiko Epson Corporation
17686810 COATINGS FOR ELECTRODES IN ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES Final Rejection Ecolab USA Inc.
18301459 LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18159208 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HEATING TUNABILITY IN PROCESSING CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18571099 LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18006478 ROTO-TRANSLATIONAL MIXING DEVICE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18006291 MECHANICALLY PRECONDITIONING BEVERAGE INGREDIENT PORTIONS Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17937257 DRIP COFFEE MAKER WITH ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED VARIABLE VALVE Final Rejection Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18122477 REPOSITIONABLE VOXEL ALIGNMENT IN NON-CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION PROCESS Non-Final OA 3D Systems, Inc

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