Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ROBINSON, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1743 1744 1749 1759 1787 2854

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Robinson examines applications in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1743, with 440 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 62.0 percent, which is a higher figure than the 20.6 percent interview lift. The median days to allowance is 1062, reflecting a prosecution period that typically lasts nearly three years. This timeline requires a persistent approach from practitioners and their clients to achieve a successful outcome.

The interview lift of 20.6 percent provides a strategic direction for applicants. By engaging in an interview, the likelihood of allowance can be improved from the 62.0 percent base rate. Given the 1062-day median pendency, using interviews to resolve issues early could be vital for practitioners working with this examiner on their 440 resolved cases. Direct communication helps to clarify technical misunderstandings that might otherwise lead to multiple rounds of rejection. In Art Unit 1743, this engagement is a method to enhance the probability of a successful outcome and potentially streamline the examination process in Tech Center 2800.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-6.0% vs TC avg
473
Total Applications
+20.6%
Interview Lift
1062
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 440 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19082906 AUTOMATED DE-POWDERING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BUILD Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18285053 Additive Manufacturing Apparatus for Extrusion-Based Production of a Shaped Body Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18975484 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FILLING MICROCAVITIES Non-Final OA XTPL S.A.
18754257 CO-EXTRUDED LAMINATE FILM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CO-EXTRUDED LAMINATE FILM Final Rejection Nitto Denko Corporation
18685671 FUNCTIONALIZATION OF MICROSCALE 3D-PRINTED POLYMER STRUCTURES WITH NANOSCALE VAPOR DEPOSITED ELECTRONIC LAYERS Non-Final OA TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18837413 FORMING AND PRE-PRESSING STATION FOR FORMING A FIBERBOARD FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS Non-Final OA Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
18419847 RECYCLING POWDERED MATERIAL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Seurat Technologies, Inc.
18994246 DIMENSIONALLY STABLE BIODEGRADABLE FILM Non-Final OA Danimer IPCo, LLC
18612540 MATERIAL MANIPULATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Velo3D, Inc.
18889693 MANDREL FOR THERMOPLASTIC TUBE MATERIAL, BENDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR BENDING SUCH TUBE MATERIAL Non-Final OA WAFIOS Aktiengesellschaft

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