Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.6%
Allow Rate
-14.4% vs TC avg
49
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1357
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
89.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17588909 INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
17785023 COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18048172 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17569663 Metal Component Decorating Method, Metal Component, And Watch Component Non-Final OA Seiko Epson Corporation
18034881 METHOD FOR PREDICTING DEFECT OF ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURED PRODUCT Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
17937257 DRIP COFFEE MAKER WITH ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED VARIABLE VALVE Final Rejection Midea Group Co., Ltd.
17916824 LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
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.
17686810 COATINGS FOR ELECTRODES IN ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
17801512 OPTICAL FIBER AND LASER PROCESSING MACHINE Final Rejection AMADA CO., LTD.
17835173 Electric Espresso Coffee Machine Equipped and Conceived to Also Dispense American Coffee Final Rejection SIMONELLI GROUP S.P.A.
18254810 Apparatus for Shelling Eggs Non-Final OA Moba Group B.V.
17821774 AIR-FRIED TYPE FOOD PROCESSOR Final Rejection Shenzhen Chenbei Technology Co., Ltd.
17742352 COFFEE MAKER COVER AND CAPSULE COFFEE MAKER Non-Final OA Shenzhen Chenbei Technology Co., Ltd.
17680336 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZING DEVICE AND ATOMIZER THEREOF Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18007655 FOOD PROCESSING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA DE'LONGHI BRAUN HOUSEHOLD GMBH
17973573 ELECTRIC SPARKLING WATER MACHINE AND USE METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Zhejiang Hongfeng Precision Co.,Ltd
17917440 ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE Non-Final OA DIGIMET 2013 SL
17832646 Automatic Portafilter Clamping Device for Espresso Machines Non-Final OA MADE CASCADE, LLC
17765135 A HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA VALEO AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONING HUBEI CO. LTD.
17761134 CERAMIC ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT HAVING A TWOLAYER STRUCTURE AND ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRON Final Rejection CHONGQING LE-MARK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17677527 HEATER FOR HEATING A HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM, ESPECIALLY IN A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Eberspächer catem Hermsdorf GmbH & Co. KG

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