Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PENCE, JETHRO M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
903
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
965
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 860 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
36.3%
§102 Novelty
31.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18216028 POST BAKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18697578 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A STEEL STRIP FOR ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17918261 Slot Die Coater Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18340329 MASK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18313562 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18125885 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE, MASK ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18207457 SHOWERHEAD HEATED BY CIRCULAR ARRAY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18810702 APPARATUS FOR BLACK OXIDE FINISHING Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
17807394 ORGANIC DEVICE, GROUP OF MASKS, MASK, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ORGANIC DEVICE Final Rejection Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
18699567 FORMATION OF AN ABRADABLE COATING INSIDE A TURBOMACHINE CASING Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18126003 DEVICE FOR DIFFUSING A PRECURSOR WITH A CONTAINER HAVING AT LEAST ONE POROUS ELEMENT ALLOWING THE GENERATION OF AN AEROSOL TOWARDS A GROWTH SURFACE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18850159 DEVICE FOR APPLYING A VISCOUS MATERIAL Non-Final OA Atlas Copco IAS GmbH
18781785 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE OF SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18826386 THERMAL SPRAYING EQUIPMENT AND THERMAL SPRAYING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18351705 APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING CHEMICALS, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18138038 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
17936446 Coating Having Solar Control Properties for a Substrate, and Method and System for Depositing Said Coating on the Substrate Final Rejection Vitro Flat Glass LLC
18781298 SPRAYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPRAYING A MATERIAL BLANK WITH AN ADHESIVE Final Rejection Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
18588740 ROLL-TO-ROLL DRY PROCESS FOR ELECTRODES USING ROLLERS WITH DIFFERENTIAL LINE SPEEDS TO INCREASE FIBRILLATION OF A BINDER Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18095432 MULTI-MODE PAINT CURING SYSTEM FOR FULL VEHICLE AND PARTS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18012139 LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE DEVICE AND LIQUID MATERIAL APPLICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA MUSASHI ENGINEERING, INC.
18626737 HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE MASKING PALLET ASSEMBLY FOR ARC SPRAY APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Dongguan Littelfuse Electronics Company Limited
18297352 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM DEVICES Non-Final OA Solaires Entreprises Inc.
18131254 SLICING MACHINE WITH SPRAY UNIT Non-Final OA MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG
18557744 CONTAINER Non-Final OA AICELLO CORPORATION
18279071 DISPENSING DEVICE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY (LIB) SEPARATOR Non-Final OA Shanghai Foresight Smart Equipment Co., Ltd.
18016489 LEVELLING TOOL Final Rejection EVOLUTION CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM, S.L.
17799477 AEROSOLISING DEVICE Final Rejection Torensteeg Holding AG
18074263 PARALLEL-TYPE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING MULTILAYER FILM Final Rejection LINCO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17336831 DIAMOND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, DIAMOND MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME AND DIAMOND DETECTING METHOD Non-Final OA Chih-Shiue YAN

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