Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SAMPLE, DAVID R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1741 1759 1783 1784 1794 1797 3722

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
673
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426677 CRACK-RESISTANT GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18442276 MONOLAYER ION-BLOCKING LAYERS FOR STABLE METAL HALIDE PEROVSKITE INTERFACES AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
17873201 OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MOBILE OBJECT, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18524422 COATED CELLULAR GLASS INSULATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
18578113 INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18300087 GLASS ELEMENT WITH STRUCTURED WALL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
17931066 CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS SHEET AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
18659387 CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18945027 SURFACE STRUCTURE OF AN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Feedback Technology Corp.
18763257 ION BARRIER COATING FOR LEAD GLASS MICROCHANNEL PLATES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Incom, Inc.
18599425 Gypsum Board and Gypsum Slurry Formed Using a Phosphorus Containing Compound Non-Final OA Gold Bond Building Products, LLC
18263620 NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE COATING FOR GENERATING NOVEL VISUAL APPEARANCES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY
18040280 BLACK COMPONENTS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF Non-Final OA The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18285411 LAYERED BODY HAVING FUNCTION AS TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND OXIDE SPUTTERING TARGET FOR SAID LAYERED BODY PRODUCTION Non-Final OA JX METALS CORPORATION
18035118 CERAMIC SWITCH TILE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA UNIVERSITAT JUAME I
17769661 INORGANIC RADIATION-HARD NEUTRON SHIELDING PANELS Non-Final OA Jefferson Science Associates, LLC

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