Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 2898 3742 3761

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.0%
Allow Rate
-14.0% vs TC avg
542
Total Applications
+37.5%
Interview Lift
1354
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 496 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18186071 VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18010550 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LASER WELDING OF A SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
17438184 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONDUCTIVE MEMBER Non-Final OA TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
17913084 ELECTRODE LEAD BENDING AND WELDING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE LEAD WELDING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17785710 BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17924124 DOMESTIC APPLIANCE DEVICE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17520938 CONTROL OF TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER PRODUCTION Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
17906929 FLOW SEPARATION DEVICE Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17674224 Induction Cooktop and Control Method for Induction Cooktop Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18270336 SEASONING PROVISION DEVICE, SEASONING PROVISION METHOD AND SEASONING PROVISION MANAGEMENT DEVICE Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17789277 GLASS FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND GLASS FILM MANUFACTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
17760289 MITIGATING DEFECTS USING POLYGON ABLATION PATTERN Final Rejection View, Inc.
16748638 CIRCUMSCRIBING DEFECTS IN OPTICAL DEVICES Final Rejection View, Inc.
18053980 PLATE GAS HEATER Final Rejection Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.

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