Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1747 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.3%
Allow Rate
-15.7% vs TC avg
516
Total Applications
+26.8%
Interview Lift
1406
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 468 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
81.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§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
17479457 MANUFACTORING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17624290 COOKING DEVICE AND COOKING METHOD Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17895666 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUID DIVERSION FOR A WELDING DEVICE 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
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
18140390 CATHETER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
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
17872576 HEATING SYSTEM FOR WINDSHIELD Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18735240 LASER PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEAM DITHERING AND SKIVING Non-Final OA ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
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.
18491997 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT ELECTRIC HEATING OF A DOUBLE-WALLED PIPE FOR TRANSPORTING FLUIDS Final Rejection SAIPEM S.A.
17910948 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PIERCING A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF A LASER BEAM Final Rejection Precitec GmbH & Co. KG
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

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