Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1747 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.2%
Allow Rate
-15.8% vs TC avg
515
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1502
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17611582 LASER MACHINING SYSTEM, MACHINING CONDITION SEARCH DEVICE, AND MACHINING CONDITION SEARCH METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18590278 WELDING SYSTEMS FOR COOLING WELDING CONTACT TIPS Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18473409 WELDING SYSTEM UTILIZING A DISTRIBUTED POWER BUS Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17895666 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUID DIVERSION FOR A WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17741586 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO START A WELDING PROCESS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17506818 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MITIGATE FUSION BETWEEN A WIRE ELECTRODE AND A WELDING TORCH Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
15956966 Welding Type Power Supply With Phase Shift Double Forward Converter Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17787907 LASER TREATMENT DEVICE AND LASER TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Aledia
17624290 COOKING DEVICE AND COOKING METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17044492 Method And Device For Laser Welding A First Component To A Second Component Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
17675088 SINGLE-BEAM DOUBLE-PHYSICAL-EFFECT COORDINATING AND DISTRIBUTING METHOD APPLICABLE TO UNIFORM LASER SHOCK AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
18007808 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PROCESSED ARTICLE, PROCESSED PRODUCT AND PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18140390 CATHETER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18491997 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT ELECTRIC HEATING OF A DOUBLE-WALLED PIPE FOR TRANSPORTING FLUIDS Final Rejection SAIPEM S.A.
17622464 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINE PARTS, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPRESSOR, EXPANDER OR VACUUM PUMP PARTS AND MACHINE PART MANUFACTURED BY SAID METHOD Final Rejection ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
18184853 HEATING ELEMENT, VAPORIZATION COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18385313 Trunnion Monitoring For Food Processing/Water Treatment Non-Final OA Lyco Manufacturing Inc.
17910948 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PIERCING A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF A LASER BEAM Final Rejection Precitec GmbH & Co. KG
18034704 Machine for Preparing Coffee Beverages Non-Final OA DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
18002406 ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEM AND HEATING METHOD CAPABLE OF ADAPTING TO VARIOUS VOLTAGES Non-Final OA SUZHOU JERNANO CARBON CO., LTD.
17927012 METHOD FOR INTRODUCING A RECESS INTO A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
17848189 DISPLAY SIGN HEATING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Skyline Products, Inc.
17765556 Baby Formula Making Device, Baby Formula Container, And Method For Making Baby Formula Final Rejection X-PLAST KFT.

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