Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAIK, SANG YEOP

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
1434
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1387
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1386 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19354589 PORTABLE THERMAL PRINTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Jianjun Huang
18123090 RADIATION SEPARATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18272125 HEATING COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18093913 HYBRID HEATER FOR POOLS AND SPAS Non-Final OA ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC
18306319 VEHICLE WHEEL WELL COMPONENT WITH HEATER Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
18147227 HEATING APPARATUS FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, HEATING SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
18486742 AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING A COMBI RADIATOR Final Rejection SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS
18342810 MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18048486 WAFER PLACEMENT TABLE Non-Final OA NGK Insulators, Ltd.
18011483 HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING LARGE-SURFACE SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG
18480059 ADJUSTING COOKING PARAMETERS BASED ON COOKWARE ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
14928584 APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC) FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
18025344 HEATER AND HEATING POOL Non-Final OA ORIENTAL RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
18333013 Steam generator Non-Final OA J. WAGNER GmbH
17661443 CONSUMABLE IDENTIFICATION AND POWER CONTROL Final Rejection RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
17566256 CARTRIDGE AND CONTROL BODY OF AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE INCLUDING ANTI-ROTATION MECHANISM AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
18016994 HEATING DEVICE FOR IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection NIFCO INC.
18695109 BURNER VESSEL AND FLUID HEATER Final Rejection Digital Heat Limited
18602293 DUAL WIRE WELDING OR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Lincoln Global, Inc.
17923898 HEATING BODY AND AEROSOL-GENERATION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17954317 HEATER UNIT, HEATER STRUCTURE, AND HEATING COOKER Final Rejection Shinpo Co., Ltd.
18344751 DYNAMIC MIXER FOR OHMIC HEATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA John Bean Technologies S.p.A.
18343019 COOKING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A RADIANT HEATER Non-Final OA EIKA, S.COOP.
18194995 TRIM ELEMENT COMPRISING A DISCRETE HEATING ELEMENT MADE OF CARBON MATERIAL Non-Final OA FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
18246741 ELECTRODE BOILER SYSTEM Non-Final OA No Eul KIM
18042465 FLEXIBLE HEATING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A HEATING ELEMENT, AND USE OF A FLEXIBLE HEATING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Heraeus Nexensos GmbH
17421184 Monitoring Cooking Appliances Non-Final OA Pippa Technologies Limited
17162048 Heated Hose For Delivering A Liquid Adhesive Non-Final OA Robatech AG

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