Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OMORI, MARY I

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1784

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.3%
Allow Rate
-15.7% vs TC avg
348
Total Applications
+58.9%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 298 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843087 PIECE OF FURNITURE PROVIDED WITH A NOISE-ABSORBING COMPOSITE PANEL Non-Final OA Safran Seats
18034756 PROGRAMMABLE METAMATERIAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MACROSCOPIC PROPERTIES OF A METAMATERIAL Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18571937 METHOD FOR FORMING METAL LAYERS ON GLASS-CONTAINING SUBSTRATE, AND RESULTING DEVICE Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18619290 COMPOSITE PANEL ASSEMBLIES HAVING INTERLOCKING JOINTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18180988 SLOTTED CERAMIC COATING WITH A REACTIVE PHASE COATING DISPOSED THEREON FOR IMPROVED CMAS RESISTANCE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18687369 ACOUSTIC PANEL HAVING OBLIQUE CAVITIES Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
18424059 FROST-RESISTANT SURFACES WITH MACRO-TEXTURED PERIODIC LATTICE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Northwestern University
17612004 Helmet Impact Attenuation Liner Final Rejection Gentex Corporation
18830214 ALUMINUM-BASED PLATED STEEL PLATE FOR HOT PRESS HAVING EXCELLENT RESISTANCE AGAINST HYDROGEN DELAYED FRACTURE AND SPOT WELDABILITY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18268518 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd
18267381 HIGH STRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT COATABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd.
18267014 COMPOSITE STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT ADHESIVENESS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd
18036645 HIGH YIELD RATIO AND HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT THERMAL STABILITY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
17787746 MACHINABLE PREFORM FOR SHAPING INTO DENTAL RESTORATION Final Rejection KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
16506235 PERFORMANCE OF TECHNICAL CERAMICS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18923881 HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18635191 HONEYCOMB FILTER Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18682654 MULTICOLOR ZIRCONIUM OXIDE BLANK FOR DENTAL PROSTHESES Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
17366766 NANOCRYSTALLINE PLATINUM ALLOY LAYERS AND RELATED ARTICLES Final Rejection Xtalic Corporation
17779266 THERMOFORMED COMPONENT HAVING EXCELLENT COATING ADHESION, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18730840 Titanium Porous Body, and Method for Producing Titanium Porous Body Final Rejection Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
17869332 PACKAGING SHEETING AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGING SHEETING Final Rejection UNIQCO-IP PTY LTD
18728110 COMPOSITE VEHICLE COMPONENT WITH CONTROLLED CRASH INITIATOR Non-Final OA CSP INNOVATIONS, INC.
18454849 COATING ON A SURFACE TO TRANSMIT ELECTRICAL CURRENT Final Rejection TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
18718518 STEEL SHEET FOR CANS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA JEF STEEL CORPORATION
17051672 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ALUMINUM-COPPER-LITHIUM ALLOY HAVING IMPROVED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND IMPROVED TOUGHNESS Final Rejection CONSTELLIUM ISSOIRE
18712955 STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Adtec Engineering Co., Ltd.
18422065 TUNGSTEN WIRE, AND TUNGSTEN WIRE PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTROLYTIC WIRE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Niterra Materials Co., Ltd
18271017 WIRE ROD FOR FORMING MOLTEN METAL, AND WELDING PRODUCT Non-Final OA DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
18621970 BRAZED HYBRID ALUMINUM/COPPER HEAT EXCHANGERS Final Rejection Dana Canada Corporation

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