Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3741 3783

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Stephanie Sebasco Cheng is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3741. She has 320 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 58.8 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant within her docket. This 58.8 percent rate is a recorded outcome for the 320 cases resolved in Tech Center 3700.

The interview lift is 71.3 percent. This 71.3 percent lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. The median days to allowance is 1059. This timeline provides a median expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. The 1059-day median pendency is a key metric for applicants in Art Unit 3741.

Practitioners can use the 320 resolved cases to evaluate the consistency of these metrics. The 58.8 percent allowance rate is a factor for strategy. The 1059-day median pendency and the 71.3 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 58.8 percent baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

58.8%
Allow Rate
-11.2% vs TC avg
360
Total Applications
+71.3%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 320 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18881412 ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRICALLY HYBRIDISED TURBINE ENGINE Final Rejection SAFRAN
18410781 Catheter Insertion Assemblies, Introducer-Needle Subassemblies, and Methods with Needle-Stick-Injury Protection Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17988170 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TORQUE IN A TURBOMACHINE Non-Final OA GE Avio S.r.l.
18388285 TAILORING ROTOR BLADE SECTOR CONFIGURATIONS TO TUNE GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLADED ROTOR Final Rejection Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18735790 TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A FUEL SUPPLY AND COMBUSTION SECTION Final Rejection General Electric Company
18671371 FUEL NOZZLE Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17587466 SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING A GEARBOX OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17983126 WELDING SYSTEM AND WELDING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19023732 HEAT EXCHANGER Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18781563 GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINE Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
19352022 PILOT ARRANGEMENT, NOZZLE DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD, AND GAS TURBINE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
18774708 GEARBOX ARRANGEMENT FOR DUAL SPOOL ENGINE ACCESSORIES Final Rejection RTX Corporation

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