Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, DEVANG R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,078
Total Applications
+39.3%
Interview Lift
1052
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1018 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
90.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18453951 METHOD OF BONDING CHIPS AND A SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19039037 Active Solder Paste Composition for Cladding Ceramic With Copper, Method for Cladding Ceramic With Copper, and Copper-Clad Ceramic Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18763304 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HEATING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18929678 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BONDED BODY, BONDED BODY, AND HEAT SINK Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17711926 BOND HEAD DESIGN FOR THERMAL COMPRESSION BONDING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18082711 METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A ZIRCONIA PART TO A TITANIUM ELEMENT Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18037661 SOLDER PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18245384 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ON A TURBINE ENGINE PART BLANK INCLUDING A ROUGH AREA Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
17798246 T-JOINT, BUILDING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING T-JOINT Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18280483 PROCESS FOR SMELTING HIGH-SPEED STEEL BY USING INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY FURNACE-LF FURNACE-VD Non-Final OA JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
19059756 FRICTION STIR WELDING APPARATUS AND FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19103846 TABBING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18836850 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BONDED BODY AND METHOD FOR BONDING BODIES TO BE BONDED Non-Final OA Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
18904200 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC WIRE BUNDLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC WIRE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Yazaki Corporation
19072343 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURING BEARING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA XR Reserve, LLC
19071983 ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEMS, AND SONOTRODES FOR ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
18996814 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINED BODY Non-Final OA NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
19002974 SYNCHRONOUS MOTION SELECTIVE SOLDERING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA NORDSON CORPORATION
18938460 Welding Device Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18932172 HIGH PERFORMANCE LAMINATED ALUMINUM ALLOY MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection JIMEI UNIVERSITY
18548260 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL SHEET Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
18855792 WELDING TOOL HAVING A CURVED AND STRUCTURED WORKING SURFACE, METHOD FOR WELDING AND WELDED WORKPIECE Final Rejection Telsonic Holding AG
18564783 HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18289170 SUPPLIED HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATION METHOD, SUPPLIED HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATION DEVICE, SUPPLIED HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATION PROGRAM, AND BLAST FURNACE OPERATION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18289072 SUPPLY HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATING METHOD, SUPPLY HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATING DEVICE, SUPPLY HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATING PROGRAM, AND BLAST FURNACE OPERATING METHOD Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18289076 SUPPLIED HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATION METHOD, SUPPLIED HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATION DEVICE, SUPPLIED HEAT QUANTITY ESTIMATION PROGRAM, AND BLAST FURNACE OPERATION METHOD Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18268744 SUPPLY HEAT AMOUNT ESTIMATING METHOD, SUPPLY HEAT AMOUNT ESTIMATING DEVICE, AND BLAST FURNACE OPERATING METHOD Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18842962 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A WELDED STRUCTURE GENERATED IN AN AT LEAST PARTLY COMPUTER-AIDED MANNER, IN PARTICULAR FOR INDUSTRIAL TRANSMISSIONS, AND CORRESPONDINGLY PRODUCED WELDED STRUCTURE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND USE Final Rejection Flender Industriegetriebe GmbH
18325826 METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED POWDER CONTAINMENT Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
18282295 METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN IRRADIATION BEAM Final Rejection Nikon SLM Solutions AG

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