Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SANDERS, JAMES M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1743 1744 1781 1791 3783

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.3%
Allow Rate
-14.7% vs TC avg
571
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 550 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18139603 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR APPLYING ANTI-REFLECTIVE STRUCTURES TO AN AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18956937 IDENTIFYING A MATERIAL OF AN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENT Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18905119 MOLDING PRODUCT TAKING-OUT SYSTEM, MOLDING MACHINE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND MOLDING PRODUCT TAKING-OUT METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18439978 METHODS OF FORMING SYNTACTIC FOAMS USING SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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