Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAAD, ERIN BARRY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+7.1% vs TC avg
1291
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
928
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1252 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18726211 Jig Assembly for Electrode Tab and Welding Device for Electrode Tab Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18271409 COOKING DEVICE AND COOKING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19190325 FRICTION STIR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FORMED PARTS AND STRUCTURES WITH INTEGRATED PASSAGES Non-Final OA Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
18945197 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SURFACE PREPARATION FOR BOND ENHANCEMENT IN ADDITIVE DEPOSITION PROCESSES Non-Final OA Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
18975211 FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING APPARATUS AND JOINT STRUCTURE Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18836444 FRICTION-STIR SPOT WELDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18966707 CONDUCTIVE PINS, POWER MODULES, ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
18947209 WIRE BONDING SYSTEMS, WIRE REPLACEMENT SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
19018486 FRICTION STIR TOOL COOLING METHOD Non-Final OA AEROSPACE ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
18874889 HORN TIP AND ULTRASONIC BONDING DEVICE Non-Final OA LINK-US Co., Ltd.
18978287 FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW) APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18020696 Transparent CNT Heaters for Laminated Glass Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18254314 PACKAGING METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE, CONNECTION METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL STRING, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA RISEN ENERGY CO. LTD
18640473 METHOD FOR SIZING STUBS OF A BLADE DISC OF A TURBOMACHINE INTENDED FOR ORBITAL WELDING Non-Final OA SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS
18490894 METHODOLOGY TO MANUFACTURE A MONOLITHIC VESSEL HEAD WITH INTEGRAL TUBE ATTACHMENTS VIA SOLID-STATE JOINING Non-Final OA Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
18585450 FRICTION STIR WELDING TOOL MEMBER, FRICTION STIR WELDING APPARATUS, AND FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA Niterra Materials Co., Ltd.
18643573 BOND HEAD HEATER INCORPORATING FLUID CHAMBER FOR COOLING Non-Final OA ASMPT Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18384406 JOINING OF HIGH WEAR RESISTANT AND BASE MATERIALS Final Rejection National Research Council of Canada

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