Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SANDERS, JAMES M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1743 1744 1781 1791

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.2%
Allow Rate
-9.8% vs TC avg
564
Total Applications
+26.8%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
58.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17797507 CONNECTOR HOUSING, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND A MOLD FOR USING IN THE PROCESS Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18139603 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR APPLYING ANTI-REFLECTIVE STRUCTURES TO AN AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18448741 CONTROL DEVICE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18424455 SEALING ARTICLES FOR PLASMA RESISTANCE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
18856288 METHOD FOR PREPARING DECORATIVE MATERIAL AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Peitong CHAO
18799139 LASER SCORING OF POLYMERIC SUBSTRATES FOR USE IN PACKAGING Non-Final OA C.P. Converters, Inc.
18674721 COMPOSITE PANEL AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Wabash National, L.P.
18701133 MULTIAXIS 3D PRINTING OF POROUS MOLDS FOR MOLDED FIBER PART MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Congruens Group, LLC
18232624 ONE-TIME INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR HUMAN BONE MODEL SAMPLES Final Rejection Weidong LIU
18037059 A SLIP FORM SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY FORMING A BUILDING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Fastform Corporation Pty Ltd

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