Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,438
Total Applications
+16.6%
Interview Lift
1345
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1396 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.3%
§102 Novelty
86.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19354589 PORTABLE THERMAL PRINTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Jianjun Huang
18147227 HEATING APPARATUS FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, HEATING SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
18101656 MULTI-ZONE LAMINATE HEATER PLATE Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18272125 HEATING COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18123090 RADIATION SEPARATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17822742 SUBSTRATE HEATING APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY CHARACTERISTIC Non-Final OA MiCo Ceramics Ltd.
18486742 AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING A COMBI RADIATOR Final Rejection SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS
18093913 HYBRID HEATER FOR POOLS AND SPAS Non-Final OA ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC
18342810 MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
14928584 APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC) FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
17661443 CONSUMABLE IDENTIFICATION AND POWER CONTROL Final Rejection RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
18016994 HEATING DEVICE FOR IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIFCO INC.
18695109 BURNER VESSEL AND FLUID HEATER Non-Final OA 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.
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
18042465 FLEXIBLE HEATING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A HEATING ELEMENT, AND USE OF A FLEXIBLE HEATING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Heraeus Nexensos GmbH
18065784 SUBSTRATE HOLDER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE HOLDER Final Rejection NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
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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