Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SONG, INJA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1735 1744 3711 3732 3783

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Inja Song is an examiner in Art Unit 1735 of Tech Center 3700. She has 223 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 66.4%. The median days to allowance is 1033, providing a standard timeline for prosecution in this unit.

The interview lift of 48.8% is very high. This suggests that an interview is a critical tool for improving the 66.4% baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should prioritize an interview to navigate the 1033-day process and significantly increase their chances of success. With 223 resolved cases, the data shows that direct communication is the most effective way to overcome rejections. Leveraging the 48.8% lift can be the key to securing an allowance that might otherwise be difficult to obtain. This examiner's profile highlights the importance of proactive engagement to move cases toward a final resolution efficiently.

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

Performance Statistics

66.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
253
Total Applications
+48.8%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 223 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
34.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18323750 METHODS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING A MANUFACTURED COMPONENT, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS THAT PERFORM THE METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIA THAT DIRECTS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS TO PERFORM THE METHODS Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18363957 FILM FORMING APPARATUS, FILM FORMING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18686714 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ENCAPSULATION FILM Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18682731 UNDRAWN MULTIFILAMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MULTIFILAMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, STAPLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18731639 REMOVAL TOOL AND REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR REMOVING, FROM A POWDER BED, COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED BY MEANS OF 3D PRINTING METHODS Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18839118 HEAT TREATMENT OF 3D PRINTED PARTS Non-Final OA CYTIVA SWEDEN AB
17600322 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF AN OBJECT MADE OF A POLYUREA MATERIAL Non-Final OA Stratasys Ltd.
18583995 WATER DISPERSIBLE SULFONATED THERMOPLASTIC COPOLYMER FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
19059484 STIRRING AND FEEDING APPARATUS, FEEDING METHOD, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF FIBROUS FILLER, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18490614 PHOTOTHERMAL CURING OF THERMOSET RESINS Final Rejection The Penn State Research Foundation
18272588 Thermal Decomposition Extruder, Thermal Decomposition System, and Method of Manufacturing Decomposition Gas and Method of Emitting Decomposition Gas Final Rejection THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18533023 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED THERMAL EXPANSION STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Bauer Hockey, LLC
18570859 LYOCELL MATERIAL WITH CONTROLLED WHITENESS BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TREATMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18637281 GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR GASTRIC RESIDENCE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nortiva Bio, Inc.

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