Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROBITAILLE, JOHN P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1743 1744 1781 1791

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.9%
Allow Rate
-2.1% vs TC avg
554
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1310
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 509 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18250657 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
17938668 STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO.,LTD.
18182450 SELF-ALIGNING CORE BODY FOR FORMING GOLF BALL SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH FOAMED CASING LAYER Non-Final OA Acushnet Company
18507739 PLASTICIZING DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18450525 THREE-DIMENSIONAL-OBJECT PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18341001 Three-Dimensional Shaping Stage And Three-Dimensional Shaping Apparatus Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19245136 KIT AND METHOD FOR RETROFITTING EXISTING THREE DIMENSIONAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICES Non-Final OA SprintRay, Inc.
19059144 MULTI-MATERIAL PRINTING RESERVOIR AND PLATFORM SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICES Final Rejection SprintRay, Inc.
18244380 SINGLE-USE CARTRIDGE WITH BUILT-IN RESERVOIR AND BUILD PLATE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICES Final Rejection SprintRay, Inc.
18149368 LIQUID FABRICATION, FABRICATION KIT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FABRICATION OBJECT Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18498221 3D PRINTER OUTPUT POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17442681 METHOD OF PREVENTING FLUID COLLECTION / SUCTION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF 3D OBJECTS Final Rejection SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH
17438854 FOOTWEAR INJECTION MOULD Non-Final OA ECCO Sko A/S
18322924 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CAP FOR A CONTAINER Non-Final OA SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
18334922 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A SUBSTRATE TO A PLASTIC STRIP, AND FASTENING DEVICE LIKELY TO BE OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD Final Rejection APLIX
18239335 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEAT PADDING, SEAT PADDING AS SUCH, AND SEAT AS SUCH Non-Final OA FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
18503204 MEASURING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A MEASURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR GENERATIVE MANUFACTURING OF A COMPONENT PART FROM A POWDER MATERIAL Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
17610743 A Method of Making Dental Articles Final Rejection AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
17911181 CONTROLLING A THERMAL PARAMETER IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Peridot Print LLC
17628150 TREATMENT CHAMBER Final Rejection Peridot Print LLC
18502639 PROCESS CHAMBER FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE PROCESS CHAMBER Final Rejection Nikon SLM Solutions AG
17649515 OLED LIGHT SOURCE AND MULTI-MATERIAL MEMBRANE FOR VAT POLYMERIZATION PRINTER Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
18711260 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND 3D PRINTER Non-Final OA Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd.
18642544 LIGHT-CURING 3D PRINTER Non-Final OA DONGGUAN CITY PHROZEN TECH CO., LTD.
18710784 Stretching Device and Method for Monoaxial Stretching of a Film Web in the Transport Direction Thereof Non-Final OA Windmöller & Hölscher KG
18425934 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE HARNESS, AND WIRE HARNESS Non-Final OA Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
18444565 IN-SITU APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE LEVELS OF ENERGY APPLIED TO A SUBSET OF INDIGENOUS PARTICULATE TO FORM STRUCTURES IN A VACUUM Non-Final OA ICON Technology, Inc.
18530875 MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR FORMING BARBS ON SUTURES Non-Final OA HYUNDAE MEDITECH Co., Ltd.
18562607 SLIT NOZZLE FOR LARGE AREA PRINTING Final Rejection T&R BIOFAB CO., LTD.
17414301 HEATER ARRANGEMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER-BY-LAYER FORMATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Final Rejection Stratasys Powder Production Ltd.

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