Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH JR., JIMMY R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
-0.5% vs TC avg
483
Total Applications
+43.6%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 437 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
35.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18719332 Battery Case Sealing Device and Battery Case Sealing Method Using the Same Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18697420 FILM TEARING DEVICE AND FILM TEARING METHOD Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17987334 STAGE AND CURING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18348378 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING DEVICE, LIGHT CONTROL MODULE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18583203 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, AND SEPARATOR FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18820436 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH PRESSURE TANK Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18279270 SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING DEVICE Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18289860 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
18543441 MULTI-PART MARKER Non-Final OA Brainlab AG
18684412 Method for detaching substrates bonded by polyurethane adhesive Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18056860 Process for manufacturing and bonding a shoe rubber outsole Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
18685991 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A USEFUL LAYER TO A FRONT FACE OF CARRIER SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Soitec
18319607 PEELING APPARATUS Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18500085 RELEASE LINER FOR REPOSITIONABLE ADHESIVE ARTICLES Non-Final OA Mondi AG
18777509 CAP LOGO APPLICATOR Non-Final OA Stahls' Inc.
18725780 MACHINE FOR THE WELDING OF PROFILED ELEMENTS MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA Graf Synergy S.r.l.
18417809 RUBBER MOLD FOR COLD ISOSTATIC PRESSING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CERAMIC BALL MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CERAMIC BALL Non-Final OA Niterra Materials Co., Ltd.
18711607 METHOD FOR SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF LAMINATE Non-Final OA TOYOCHEM CO., LTD.
18294036 AEROGELS, METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
18420626 TECHNIQUES FOR ADDITIVE FABRICATION UTILIZING LCD AND/OR LED LIGHT SOURCES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Formlabs, Inc.
17924222 PRODUCTION OF AN OBJECT BY WAY OF TWO-PHOTON POLYMERIZATION Final Rejection Ruhr-Universität Bochum
18413940 DIAPHRAGM MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA DRAGONSTATE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17913788 Device for the Generative Manufacturing of Components, in Particular by Means of Selective Melting or Sintering Non-Final OA KURTZ GMBH & CO. KG
18491795 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Non-Final OA Sodick Co., Ltd.
18355484 TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANSFER SUBSTRATE Final Rejection TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
17759070 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection COMBINATI INCORPORATED
18143837 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Paxis, LLC
18119872 METHOD FOR MOUNTING TILES ON WALL SURFACES USING A MOISTURE-CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA BOSTIK, INC.

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