Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SONG, INJA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1744 3711 3732

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.3%
Allow Rate
-3.7% vs TC avg
239
Total Applications
+49.5%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 199 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
34.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18234246 SELF-ASSEMBLED CONCENTRIC NANOPARTICLE RINGS TO GENERATE ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
19266189 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL MEAT Final Rejection Tissenbiofarm co., Ltd
18363957 FILM FORMING APPARATUS, FILM FORMING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18408637 MOLDING DEVICE AND MOLDING METHOD Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18258839 METHODS OF MAKING ARTICLES INCLUDING INKJET PRINTING SOLS CONTAINING METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
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
17241023 LIQUID DROP DISCHARGE SYSTEM Final Rejection MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18289926 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH VARIABLE DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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
17769229 MULTI-LAYER COEXTRUSION HEAD AND METHOD FOR MAKING A MULTI-LAYER PRODUCT Final Rejection SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
18490614 PHOTOTHERMAL CURING OF THERMOSET RESINS Non-Final OA The Penn State Research Foundation
18753010 Stereolithography Apparatus for Improving Localized Planarity of a Transparent Sheet Non-Final OA 3D Systems, Inc.
17659403 EMULSION STEREOLITHOGRAPHY AND 3D PRINTING OF MULTIMATERIALS AND NANOSCALE MATERIAL GRADIENTS Final Rejection LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
18322358 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND OPERATOR SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18272217 3D-PRINTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA BOSTIK SA
18805772 SPATIAL COORDINATE TRACKING OF WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS USING LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TPI Composites, Inc.
18378397 METHOD OF ROLL-TO-ROLL (R2R) MANUFACTURING OF A 3D-PATTERNED MICROSTRUCTURE, USE OF A 3D-PATTERNED MICROSTRUCTURE, AND AN APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A 3D-PATTERNED MICROSTRUCTURE Final Rejection MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
18722674 FILM BLOWING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM WEB Non-Final OA Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik
18750585 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING AND MOUNTING A BUILD PLATE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA VulcanForms Inc.
18716762 INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Barnes Group Inc.
18677660 SEQUESTRATION, CAPTURE, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CARBON-BASED MATERIALS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CEMENTITOUS MATERIALS TO FORM ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES Non-Final OA ICON Technology, Inc.
18562055 REPAIR OF WIND TURBINE BLADES Non-Final OA Green Energy Robotics Ltd
18617585 PLASTIC FOAM PRODUCT ADDED WITH EVA RECYCLED PELLETS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Korea Institute of Materials Convergence Technology
18694216 REAL-TIME CONTROLLED AND VERIFIED MULTI-PHOTON LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
18425513 Injection Molding Machine with Sensor-Supported Machine Parameter Control and a Method for Sensor-Supported Machine Parameter Control of Injection Molding Processes Non-Final OA NETZSCH Process Intelligence GmbH
18276246 PROCESS FOR SURFACE DECORATION Non-Final OA GEKA GmbH
18513074 MOLDING SUBSIDIARY MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Ohtsuka Sangyo Material Co., Ltd
18358528 SUTURE THREAD PRODUCTS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL

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