Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
1075
Total Applications
+39.4%
Interview Lift
1093
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1014 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18203757 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINING AND REPAIR USING ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH A CONTOURED SONOTRODE Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18024810 FORGED PART OF STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
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.
18516123 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR JOINING AND SURFACE OVERLAY Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18926211 PROCESSING MECHANISM AND ULTRASONIC WELDING APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17711926 BOND HEAD DESIGN FOR THERMAL COMPRESSION BONDING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
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
19072343 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURING BEARING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA XR Reserve, LLC
18904200 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC WIRE BUNDLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC WIRE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Yazaki Corporation
19062494 WIRE BONDING ARRAYS, MAINTENANCE STATIONS FOR WIRE BONDING ARRAYS, AND RELATED METHODS 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 Final Rejection Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18960414 CONDUCTIVE PASTE APPLICATION MACHINE AND RELATED METHOD OF APPLYING CONDUCTIVE PASTE Non-Final OA KERAGLASS S.R.L.
18932172 HIGH PERFORMANCE LAMINATED ALUMINUM ALLOY MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection JIMEI UNIVERSITY
18569600 METHOD OF PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND ROLLING MILL FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
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 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
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
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
18282295 METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN IRRADIATION BEAM Final Rejection Nikon SLM Solutions AG

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