Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1747 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alba T. Rosario-Aponte serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1747. She has 493 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 55.4 percent. This indicates a moderate level of difficulty for applicants in this art unit.

The interview lift is 25.2 percent, suggesting that interviews are a productive way to move cases toward allowance. The median days to allowance is 1408, which is a relatively long period for the prosecution cycle. These 493 resolved cases provide a solid basis for these statistical observations in Tech Center 3700.

Practitioners should account for the 1408 day median pendency when planning their prosecution strategy. The 25.2 percent interview lift offers a clear path to improving the 55.4 percent allowance rate. In Art Unit 1747, these metrics suggest that persistence and direct communication are key to achieving a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

55.4%
Allow Rate
-14.6% vs TC avg
530
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1408
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 493 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17044492 Method And Device For Laser Welding A First Component To A Second Component Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18618301 Method for welding or additive manufacturing by laser fusion then cooling with powder inerting Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18119258 ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
17624290 COOKING DEVICE AND COOKING METHOD Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17851295 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING SLOTS IN A COATING PRESENT ON A COMPONENT Final Rejection General Electric Company
17628452 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COOKING ROBOT, COOKING METHOD, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18799358 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEMS WITH USAGE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18140390 CATHETER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18625388 PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR WORKPIECE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18634855 PIZZA STONE Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

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