Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
537
Total Applications
+38.6%
Interview Lift
1350
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.8%
§102 Novelty
93.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18186071 VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17913084 ELECTRODE LEAD BENDING AND WELDING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE LEAD WELDING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18003780 HEATING COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18521149 HEATED MIST GENERATOR, STEAM GENERATOR AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18060578 DRY METHOD FOR METAL-DEFINED PAD FORMATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17674224 Induction Cooktop and Control Method for Induction Cooktop Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
17207379 MICROWAVE COOKING APPLIANCE WITH POWER MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Midea Group Co., Ltd.
16626694 FASTENING SYSTEM FOR A HEATING ELEMENT OF A COOKING HOB Final Rejection ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
17906929 FLOW SEPARATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
16831232 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING RADIATED THERMAL ENERGY DURING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OPERATION Final Rejection DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17924124 DOMESTIC APPLIANCE DEVICE Final Rejection BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17760289 MITIGATING DEFECTS USING POLYGON ABLATION PATTERN Final Rejection View, Inc.
16748638 CIRCUMSCRIBING DEFECTS IN OPTICAL DEVICES Final Rejection View, Inc.
18046530 INDUCTION WELDING MODULE Non-Final OA Wichita State University
17782335 WELDING METHOD AND WELDED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17726542 HEATING BODY OF EPITAXIAL GROWTH DEVICE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINGSHENG M & E CO., LTD
17927932 BIODEGRADABLE CAPSULES Final Rejection MY TEA CUP AG
17791747 CLAMPING APPARATUS Final Rejection Miba Battery Systems GmbH
17542190 MANUFACTURING A BATTERY PACK USING A WELDING JIG Final Rejection TELO TRUCKS INC.

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