Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SAAD, ERIN BARRY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
1,300
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
913
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1266 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.9%
§102 Novelty
68.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§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.
18835909 METHOD FOR JOINING TWO ANODISED ELEMENTS BY FRICTION STIR WELDING Non-Final OA SAFRAN NACELLES
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
18939887 REFLOW FLIP CHIP BONDING TOOL APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19034920 WIRE BONDING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18947209 WIRE BONDING SYSTEMS, WIRE REPLACEMENT SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
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
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
18810524 FRICTION STIR WELDING TOOL, FRICTION STIR WELDING APPARATUS, AND FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD Final Rejection Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
18384406 JOINING OF HIGH WEAR RESISTANT AND BASE MATERIALS Final Rejection National Research Council of Canada

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