Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SEABE, JUSTIN D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Justin D. Seabe is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3745. He has 788 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 71.7 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant within his docket. This 71.7 percent rate is a recorded outcome for the 788 cases resolved in Tech Center 3700.

The interview lift is 24.3 percent. This 24.3 percent lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. The median days to allowance is 1064. This timeline provides a median expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. The 1064-day median pendency is a key metric for applicants in Art Unit 3745.

Practitioners can use the 788 resolved cases to evaluate the consistency of these metrics. The 71.7 percent allowance rate is a factor for strategy. The 1064-day median pendency and the 24.3 percent lift offer a data-grounded view of the prosecution process for this examiner. These figures provide a basis for evaluating the impact of direct communication on the 71.7 percent baseline.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
824
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 788 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18303606 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19422282 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HALF SHELL OF A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, CORE ELEMENT AND WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE Non-Final OA Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
19382108 A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH AN ELECTRICAL HEATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
19257587 TURBINE ENGINE WITH COMPOSITE AIRFOILS Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
19479685 VERIFYING WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
18991626 MINIMIZING WAKE LOSS IN WIND FARMS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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