Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SELLS, JAMES D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1718 1745 1754 1788 1791

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
898
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 874 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18042199 ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
18082028 BORON-CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUND AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18262422 SURFACE MODIFYING METHOD AND SURFACE MODIFYING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18906655 System and Methods for Creating Precision Three Dimensional Surfaces from Two Dimensional Material Non-Final OA L'Garde, Inc.
17998826 PROTECTION SHEET AND LAMINATE BODY Non-Final OA KEIWA INCORPORATED
18807458 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT HAVING A FUNCTIONAL OPENING AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT Non-Final OA Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
18846262 BENCH-TOP LABEL DISPENSER FOR ACOUSTO-MAGNETIC (AM) ANTI-THEFT LABELS Non-Final OA NINGBO SIGNATRONIC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18606959 COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
18838556 SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING APPAREL Non-Final OA Hangzhou Taromed Medical Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.
18714284 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LAMINATE OF WOOD AND CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA EMPA EIDGENÖSSISCHE MATERIALPRÜFUNGS-UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT
18673974 SEAL BAR Non-Final OA Plant Tap, LLC
18700932 MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANE REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANE FOR SUCH A PROCESS Non-Final OA SAATI S.P.A.
18453689 METHOD OF MAKING AN ISOTHERMAL WRAPPING AND RELATED ISOTHERMAL WRAPPING Non-Final OA IMBALL-CENTER S.R.L.
18217767 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CONTAINERS FROM POLYMERIC MATERIALS WITH UNWARPED INTERNAL PARTITION Non-Final OA PLASGAD PLASTIC PRODUCTS ACS LTD
18019031 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAME, AND COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC MATERIAL LAYER OF ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA LT MATERIALS CO.,LTD.

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