Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STONER, KILEY SHAWN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1735 1793 3711

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
1466
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
800
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1418 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18657253 METHOD OF DIFFUSION BRAZE REPAIR OF COOLING HOLES AND CRACKS Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18696820 METHOD OF FORMING AN IMPULSE WELD Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
17640794 METHODS FOR AND DEVICES PREPARED FROM SHAPE MATERIAL ALLOY WELDING Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18992460 ULTRASONIC WELDING DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18023869 NAMEBAR PRINTER ASSEMBLY FOR SPORTING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SPORT MASKA INC.
18620092 METHOD OF MAKING A WELD CONNECTION FOR A FLUID LINE, METHOD OF DISCONNECTING IT, WELDED FLUID LINE CONNECTION, AND MOUNTING TOOL Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18685781 CALIBRATION OF A SOLDERING MACHINE Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18929075 IGNITION SYSTEMS FOR EXOTHERMIC WELDING Final Rejection ERICO International Corporation
18578532 Exothermic Welding System Final Rejection ERICO International Corporation
18174676 EXOTHERMIC REACTION WELD METAL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18947256 IN-SITU SOLAR TRACKER MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Nextpower LLC
19057692 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18514016 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF JOINING SUBSTRATES USING NANO-PARTICLES Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
19047083 SOLDER BUMP FORMING MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLDER BUMP FORMING MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH SOLDER BUMP Non-Final OA RESONAC CORPORATION
18985933 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELDING A SINGULATED MULTILAYER PRODUCT Non-Final OA HERRMANN ULTRASCHALLTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
18875818 OXY-FUEL WELDING AND CUTTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SYSTEM Final Rejection Christian Karl Peter ROHLSSEN
18013742 FRICTION STIR PROCESSING FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18732945 FRICTION PRESSURE WELDING OF SIMILAR AND/OR DISSIMILAR MATERIALS Final Rejection UT-Battelle, LLC
18594991 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BONDING HIGH FLUENCE OPTICS TO OPTOMECHANICAL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18320734 COUPLING LITHIUM TO A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TAE Technologies, Inc.
18217170 Hockey Stick Blade Protector Non-Final OA Bauer Hockey Ltd.
18275177 Al BONDING WIRE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
18706909 METHOD OF MAKING ALUMINUM BRAZING SHEET Non-Final OA INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS
18207532 INDOOR/OUTDOOR TEAM GAME USING SLOTTED BALLS AND PLAYING STICKS Non-Final OA AKE Games Inc.
18063967 TARGET SYSTEM Final Rejection Ark Inventive LLC

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