Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1746 1747 1748 1787 1791

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
847
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1323
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 815 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
80.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18319850 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, WAFER TO WAFER BONDING SYSTEM AND WAFER TO WAFER BONDING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19028884 THERMOPLASTIC NON-WOVEN TEXTILE ELEMENTS Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18379294 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PART Final Rejection Airbus Operations GmbH
18380421 Biopolymer-Containing Nonwoven Fabric Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
18655761 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18491222 Double Vacuum Debulk Processing Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17909080 ELEMENT ARRAY PRESSURIZING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18456858 TECHNIQUES FOR RELEASE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM FORM LAYUP TOOL Final Rejection Textron Innovations Inc.
18847155 A METHOD OF JOINING TPE TUBES Non-Final OA WATSON-MARLOW LIMITED
18573110 PROTECTIVE COVER MEMBER, SHEET FOR MEMBER SUPPLY, AND MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18851066 PAPER ROLL SUPPORT DEVICE, PAPER ROLL CHUCK, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING CARDBOARD SHEET Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
18005829 APPARATUS FOR THE EXTRUSION-BASED MANUFACTURE OF AT LEAST ONE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Final Rejection Caracol S.r.l.
18273544 METHOD FOR PREPARING COMPOSITE PARTS WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATION Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
18670194 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPARS OR RIBS FOR AIRCRAFTS Non-Final OA Airbus Operations S.L.
18044834 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN AEROSPACE AND/OR AERONAUTIC TUBULAR COMPOSITE PART AND SUCH A COMPOSITE PART Non-Final OA ARIANEGROUP SAS
18277485 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MINERAL WOOL PRODUCT Non-Final OA Rockwool A/S
18264864 APPLICATION NOZZLE WITH AN ELASTIC MOLDING REGION FOR MANUALLY APPLYING A DIMENSIONED PASTY SEALANT STRAND FOR A CORNER JOINT SEAL Non-Final OA Bernd KOWALESKI
18271988 APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A CHEMICAL PRODUCT APPLIED TO SURFACES OF ITEMS Non-Final OA ECOSYS S.R.L.
18270732 SUCTION DEVICE, SUCTION UNIT, SUCTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHINKAWA LTD.
18024650 3D BIOPRINTER SYSTEM, SYRINGE ADAPTER, USE OF A 3D BIOPRINTING SYSTEM, AND PROCESS OF EXTRUSION Non-Final OA TISSUELABS PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO LTDA

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