Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1784 1791

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
843
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
1193
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 808 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18442913 MULTI-PIECE MANDREL FOR BUILDING UP AIRFOIL STRUCTURE Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18635773 GLASS SAGGING METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18286298 ION-EXCHANGE METHODS AND ION-EXCHANGED GLASS ARTICLES MADE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17811104 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A GLASS SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Corning Incorporated
18774996 CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18941098 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WINDOW Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18443043 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18229802 GLASS ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18414908 Dynamic Mold For Forming Glass Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
17788862 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MACHINABLE ZIRCONIA COMPOSITE SINTERED BODY, RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR MACHINABLE ZIRCONIA COMPOSITE SINTERED BODY, AND MACHINABLE ZIRCONIA COMPOSITE PRE-SINTERED BODY Final Rejection KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
18710410 GLASS MELTING PROCESS WITH VERY LOW TO ZERO-CO2 EMISSION Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
18566438 TOOL FOR SHAPING A HOT SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18828146 ROCKWOOL FIBER INSULATION MANUFACTURE USING HYALOCLASTITE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA Greencraft LLC
18843780 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE Non-Final OA NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18691985 MOLTEN GLASS TRANSPORT DEVICE, GLASS ARTICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND GLASS ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18800506 TEMPERING FURNACE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING TEMPERING FURNACE Non-Final OA Glaston Finland Oy
18770337 CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA ImerTech SAS
18677978 Support Block with Individual Hollow Sections for a Machine for Forming Glass Articles, and Manufacturing Method Non-Final OA Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V.
17572956 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZER CELLS USING A CONTINUOUS FURNACE Final Rejection Bloom Energy Corporation
18631507 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HIGH-QUALITY QUARTZ CRUCIBLE Non-Final OA JINZHOU YOUXIN QUARTZ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18292147 GLASS PARTS AND INFRARED FIBER PREFORM MANUFACTURING IN MICROGRAVITY Non-Final OA DSTAR Communications, Inc.
18291986 METHOD FOR MOULDING A GLASS ITEM, IN PARTICULAR A THREE-DIMENSIONALLY MOULDED PLANAR GLASS ITEM, AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD, AND USE OF A METAL MELT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD Final Rejection FÜLLER GLASTECHNOLOGIE VERTRIEBS-GmbH
18409942 PRESS MOLDING METHOD OF GLASS OPTICAL ELEMENT Final Rejection NALUX CO., LTD.
17774959 TWO-PART REACTION VESSELS MADE OF GLASS, PRODUCTION METHOD AND ANALYTICAL METHOD Non-Final OA LPKF LASER & ELECTRONICS AG

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