Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RHUE, ABIGAIL H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
193
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1473
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 126 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
66.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18310958 BEVERAGE BREWING DEVICES Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
19329764 LASER MODULE AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection MAKEBLOCK CO., LTD.
17056893 LENS UNIT AND CAMERA MODULE Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
17483626 JOINING STRUCTURE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17257892 RF ENERGY RADIATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17916479 INDUCTION HEATING TYPE COOKTOP Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
17006549 INDUCTION HEATING TYPE COOKTOP WITH INCREASED HEATING STABILITY Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18309228 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18255285 Fusing One or More Cross Sections by Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17508588 TRACKING WELDING TORCHES USING RETRACTABLE CORDS Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17404107 WELDING-TYPE POWER SUPPLIES WITH JOB SPECIFIC WELD MONITORING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
16616662 ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING OPERATING PARAMETERS WITHIN AN OVEN CAVITY Non-Final OA ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
17794095 PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18039076 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18254700 CAPSULE AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17582848 HEATER Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
17339173 Arc Welding Method and Arc Welding Device Final Rejection DAIHEN Corporation
17917772 ARC WELDED JOINT AND ARC WELDING METHOD Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18314315 METHOD OF RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WORKPIECES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18149175 MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A COMPONENT PART FROM A POWDER MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPECIFIC INTENSITY PROFILE OF AN ENERGY BEAM Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
16915373 BESSEL BEAM WITH AXICON FOR CUTTING TRANSPARENT MATERIAL Final Rejection Lumentum Operations LLC
17913308 PLASMA PROCESS TO CONVERT SPENT POT LINING (SPL) TO INERT SLAG, ALUMINUM FLUORIDE AND ENERGY Final Rejection PYROGENESIS CANADA INC.
16199536 INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS, REPAIR METHOD AND VACUUM HOOD APPARATUS Non-Final OA Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
17808134 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUCTION COOKTOP AND INDUCTION COOKTOP Final Rejection E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH
18253548 LASER APPARATUS COMPRISING A CLOSING MEANS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND USE Non-Final OA AGC VIDROS DO BRASIL LTDA
18252481 LASER APPARATUS MOUNTED ON A WINDOW MOUNTED IN SITU COMPRISING A SKIRT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND USE Non-Final OA AGC VIDROS DO BRASIL LTDA
18252483 METHODS FOR REMOVING DIRT DEPOSITS ON AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE, PRODUCED BY MEANS OF MICROTECHNOLOGY AND/OR NANOTECHNOLOGY, OF AT LEAST ONE BODY AND USE OF AN ULTRA-SHORT PULSED LASER WITH PULSES IN BURST MODE Non-Final OA ACSYS LASERTECHNIK GMBH
17002459 ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE SHEATHS FOR WIRE ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Hobart Brothers LLC
18099019 BEVERAGE MAKER Final Rejection The Steelstone Group LLC
18087300 Coffeemaker Apparatus Non-Final OA BLESSINGER, LUCAS M.

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